The Feast

Episode 4: How Do You Solve a Problem like Christina? Papal Banquets in 1655

Queen Christina &amp; Pope Clement IX; Drawing by P.P. Sevin
Deposed queens, papal politics, sugar sculptures, &amp; Bernini- a combination that could only happen at a Baroque feast! Join us this week as we explore the politics of feasting in the 1650s when Pope Alexander VII did the unthinkable &amp; invited a woman to dinner! Learn about sugar sculptures that cost more than a car &amp; how the design of an armchair had the potential to make or break Bernini's career. After all, no one throws a feast like the Romans! 
Written &amp; Produced by Laura Carlson
For more information on Queen Christina, Baroque feasting, and the episode soundtrack, please see here.

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The Feast presents delectable stories from the dining tables of history. Our stories immerse you in the sights, sounds, &amp; tastes of a meal from the past. Make bread with medieval monks; share a martini with Churchill. Find out what wars were won &amp; which kingdoms were lost, all for the sake of a good meal. Email suggestions for episodes to thefeast@thefeastpodcast.org