[Sca-cooks] fwd: [MR] BBC: Richard III's Diet and Drinking

[Stefan li Rous]

I thought some here might find this interesting.

Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2014 04:50:23 -0400
From: Garth Groff via Atlantia <atlantia at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org>
To: Merry Rose <atlantia at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org>
Subject: [MR] BBC: Richard III's Diet and Drinking

Noble Friends,

Today the BBC is reporting that analysis of his bones and teeth reveal 
that he ate a very rich diet, even for nobility (Duh! He was king, 
wasn't he?), and drank up to a bottle of wine a day: 
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leicestershire-28825653 . Actually, 
this is a bit misleading, as wine came in "pipes", not bottles, and was 
probably drawn off and served from a pitcher of some sort. In any case, 
the very late king partied heavily.

More Richard III news is sure to come, so stay tuned for another chapter 
in history's the longest running soap opera.

Yours Aye,

Lord Mungo Napier, That Crazy Scot
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