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Apparently the real Richard ate and drank like...


...well, like a medieval king.

As in swan, peacock, egret and heron -- and evidently at least a bottle of wine per day:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/17/richard-iii-bone-study-king_n _5685773.html

Kinda gross, but what else would it be? Fascinating nonetheless.







Hard to believe that country used to rule anything...

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As far as being a booze hound. It was healthier than drinking the well water.

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Why was it gross? I read that most people drank diluted wine like water because their water was quite dirty.

Also the delicacies mentioned, I wouldn't mind trying them myself tbh.

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Before he became King his diet was very good mostly meat and fish high amounts of protein.

Once he became king it went down hill and he started to have a lot of gut issues due to change in the diet it's one of the main reasons why people believe he lost the battle which took his life.

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