apropos

In every age, people are certain that only the things they have deemed valuable have true value. The search for love and

Salt became one of the first international commodities of trade; its production was one of the first industries and, inevitably, the first state monopoly.

the Asiatic wolf,

the first experiments in refrigeration were not with fish or meat but with everyone’s favorite luxury—butter.

The selling of permits to eat meat on fast days was becoming a profitable source of Church revenue.

Wednesday to Friday, was supported by the argument that it would build up the fishing fleet.

Saxon

Originally Liverpool was the port that connected Ireland with England.