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Feasts in the Middle Ages could be the highlights of the courtly calendar, thanks in no small part to the flowing of wine, the quality of the entertainment, and, of course, the laying on of the finest food that money could buy. Yet more often than not, a thirst for influence and prestige was the main cause for carousing. Charlotte Palmer explores the six ingredients needed to make a memorable medieval feast.