A tragic king, who ate a surfeit of lampreys and never smiled again. This was a bad thing as he was essentially a good king. ... He married Mathilda, daughter of the King of Scots and thus allied the church and the English for no apparent reason. ... He died on December 1st 1135 from overindulging in his favourite food, Lamprey.
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Most royal families of England were particularly fond of lampreys, as it was considered a delicacy at the English Courts. ... 1135 - King Henry I (1068-1135) of England was known for his lust of eating the lamprey and is reported to have died from a "surfeit of lampreys," as the chronicles said, although most historians...
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Lamprey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A lamprey (sometimes also called lamprey eel ) is a parasitic marine animal with a toothed, funnel-like sucking mouth. Translated directly, their name means stone lickers (lambere = to lick, and p...
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English history records several members of its Royal family dying in peculiar circumstances. ; For example …King Henry I died from eating a 'surfeit of lampreys' in 1135, and another, William Rufus, was shot with an arrow whilst hunting in the New Forest. ... King George III ; She said 'At last I shall have one comfort...
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Dinner was taken in the pleasant dining room of the hotel and the highlight was Lampreys on toast. We’ve a feeling that a mediaeval English king is alleged to have died from a surfeit of Lampreys and on this showing we could see why.
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the life and unusual death of Frederick, Prince of Wales in 1751 ... English history records several members of its Royal family dying in peculiar circumstances. ... For example …King Henry I, died from eating a 'surfeit of lampreys' in 1135, and another, William Rufus, was shot with an arrow whilst hunting in the New Forest.
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But the time had not yet come for a woman to be accepted on the English throne. When King Henry died, his nephew, ... He died in 1135, reportedly from eating a surfeit of lampreys, whilst campaigning against his son-in-law. BBC web site: Henry I; 1069-1135; ©; The youngest and ablest of William I the Conqueror's sons,
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Great houses such as Woodstock were set in ornamental landscapes, often with artificial lakes created by dams, which were appreciated for their beauty as well as for their stock of delicacies such as pike, bream and lamprey -- a freshwater eel (Henry I is supposed to have died of a surfeit of lampreys).
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Yeah, I was thinking of that king, and I think it was King John. Why do they ALWAYS describe it as “a surfeit of lampreys” all posh and Olde English so nobody can understand? Just say “too many bloody eels”, for Pete’s sake! ... King John died of a ’surfeit of peaches’; King Henry I died of a ’surfeit...
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