Stale and Hearty

Eyewitness Peter of Blois complained of the poor quality of food served at the court of King Henry II. The bread was not properly baked, the beer and wine were thick with dregs and the meat and fish served were long past their best. Yet the King’s servants did not care so long as tables were full.

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