Eating Like a King

What did Richard III have in his lunchbox? What did Mary Tudor
eat for breakfast? And what exactly was it that made George
IV so very fat? The fascinating world of royal diets is revealed
in this collection of recipes used by monarchs from William
the Conqueror to Edward VII. Fascinating details about each
monarch accompany the recipes they used: did you know that
William the Conqueror had to be physically restrained from killing
the man who served him underdone roast crane? Or that
Queen Elizabeth, whose household consumed 1,240 oxen and
4,200,000 eggs a year, was herself an abstemious eater and
shocked her court by preferring to eat alone? In this fascinating
romp through the kitchens of British monarchs, readers will find
recipes for such royal delights as roast peacock and blackbirds
baked in a pie, but will also enjoy more practical cookery tips for
dishes like Almond Tart and Turbot au Gratin that will inspire a
feast fit for a king.