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Lampreys

Did lampreys do away with Henry I….?

Dec 22, 2023

anniversaries, archaeology, buildings

Alfred, fish, Henry I, historical myths, Lampreys, Philippa Langley, Reading Abbey, Robert I

I have to say that the headline of this link Royal Family: The young English king who just wouldn’t stop eating and died | Royal | News | Express.co.uk had me frowning. Did we have a young English king who ate himself to death? Good Lord, thought I, don’t tell me that’s what happened to…
More About Lamprey

Nov 9, 2017

travel

Bordeaux, France, Lampreys, mediaeval food, oxtail soup

I wrote a blog post a good while ago about the love of lamprey in mediaeval times and ever since then I have wanted to try it. Well, in the summer of 2017, I finally got the chance. We were visiting Bordeaux and had taken a river boat cruise on the Garonne river – the…
The latest on the search for Henry I in Reading

Jun 27, 2015

archaeology, buildings, Science

Civil War, Edward VI, Ground Penetrating Radar, Henry I, Henry VIII, Hugh Farringdon, Kingfinder General, Lampreys, MBE, Philippa Langley, playground, Reading Abbey, Reformation

Another good article here: http://www.livescience.com/51235-search-for-king-henry-tomb.html