David Grummitt
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The King In The Lab – Richard III’s Dissolute Diet
alcohol, Atkins diet, Battle of Bosworth, Channel Four, David Grummitt, DNA evidence, Dominic Smee, Dr. A.L. Lamb, Edward IV, evidence, Food, Fotheringhay, Ian Mortimer, isotopes, Ludlow, Medieval Diet, Myths, nitrogen, Professor Jane Evans, Richard III, Science, scoliosis, teeth, von Poppelau, waterOriginally posted on RICARDIAN LOONS: I recently had the opportunity to attend a talk by Professor Jane Evans of the British Geological Survey, co-author of the multi-isotope analysis which explored what the last Plantagenet king of England ate and drank. As I mentioned in a previous science post, this study formed the basis for the…
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A new biography about this Lancastrian king. The following is the blurb, not a review, because it isn’t available until 26th May. Available at Amazon, and, I’m sure, a lot of other places too. But here’s a link to the Amazon page. http://tinyurl.com/ka2t4pk Blurb: In this new assessment of Henry VI, David Grummitt synthesizes a…
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