Food of the Gods - When Chocolate was worth more than Silver
Sandy Leong
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- Anywhere
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- Regular (more than one month's notice)
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- Professional Speaker
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- Paid: £85 local to Leicestershire, contact for charge for talks further a field.
- Category:
- History
- Updated:
- 17th October 2024
The Aztecs believed that cocoa seeds were a gift from the god of wisdom. The Spanish took the bean back to Spain in 1528 and kept its’ source a secret; at first it was worth as much as silver; in 1520 chocolate arrived in England and the first Chocolate House opened in 1657; Louis XIIII was so infatuated by chocolate he established a position at Court of The Royal Chocolate Maker to the King. The Quakers were instrumental in making it popular, the Swiss refined it; and now we can’t seem to do without it! The God of wisdom gave us chocolate – I’m not sure if it was a wise move!
Views: 1856 | Enquiries: 5About Sandy Leong
Sandy Leong is a member of the Royal Historical Society, telling stories to bring history to life and is a lively and entertaining speaker. She specialises in the Tudors, an exciting time in the country as it was changing fast; and in the Viking period, who are much more than the stereotype of raiders in horned helmets. She also loves to tell the stories from the sort of history that doesn’t get into the mainstream history books in a light hearted way
She is a professional speaker, and published author, married to a Malaysian, spending time living and working in the UK & Malaysia. She has had a lifelong career as an educator and developer of people; she is a qualified teacher, Council; Guest Lecturer at Universities and Colleges of Further Education; a regular speaker at conferences; guest speaker with Regent Seven Seas, Cunard, Viking, P & O, Fred Olsen, Saga cruise ships and other lines; and sought after speaker for U3A’s, WI’s, Historical Societies and other groups.
For a full list of talks please visit my website www.sandyleongspeaker.co.uk
Other interests include, Chairperson of the Board of Trustees for a large Charity and a Past President of Loughborough Speakers Club, holding the Advanced Speaker Award.
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- Vallhalla - The Ultimate Destination
- A Nice Cup of Tea - a Potted History of Tea
- Spilling the Beans - A History of Coffee
- All for the Love of Sugar
- Hey Diddle Diddle - The History of Nursery Rhymes
- Mad as a Hatter - The Origins and Meanings of Sayings
- Black Cats, New Moons & Ladders - The Origin of Superstitions
- The Bishops Finger - A History of the Public House
- The History of Witches
- Lady Jane Grey - The Forgotten Tudor
- Santa Claus and All Things Christmas
- Introducing the Tudors with Nursery Rhymes
- Henry VIII - the Highs & Lows
- Elizabeth I - Ultimate PR and Pragmatism?
- Spicing Up a Tudor Life
- What the Tudors Did For Us
- Travelling to the Edge of the World - Greenland
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