In episode 5 of History Time, I'm joined by Ellie Green to discuss the history of language and the etymological roots of various words....plus delving into the world of snacks and how they originated!

Take a look at some of the links below for further info on topics discussed in this podcast!

Ancient graffiti (my article in History Today magazine) https://www.historytoday.com/history-matters/rewriting-history 

Secret life of plants https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/apr/05/smarty-plants-are-our-vegetable-cousins-more-intelligent-than-we-realise

How has Greek influenced English? https://www.britishcouncil.org/voices-magazine/how-has-greek-influenced-english-language

Foods named after people https://www.theguardian.com/culture/gallery/2012/feb/05/ten-best-foods-named-after-people-in-pictures

Oldest snacks https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/58622/11-oldest-snack-foods-were-still-eating