Scriptorium Buttery:'Breaking Bread: How Baking Shaped Our World', with David Wright

Award-winning third-generation bakerDavid Wright traces the story of bread from the first cultivated grains of the Fertile Crescent in c.8000 BC to the rise of industrial sliced loaves in the 1960s and todays sourdough revival.What role did bread play in ancient Egypt and Rome, the Great Fire of London, the Peterloo Massacre or conflicts today in Ukraine and Gaza? And what does the future hold for the humble loaf?The talk is followed by an artisan bread and pastry tasting in the scriptorium from 3.30-4pm.Purchase the brand new range of Gloucester History Festival merchandise when ordering your tickets and receive FREE postage and packing (valid until 12th April 2026).