Anglo Saxon kings ate a diet of green veg rather than gorging on meat feasts, boffins believe

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ANCIENT Brit kings ate a diet of green veg rather than gorging on meat feasts, experts reckon. Anglo-Saxon rulers such as Alfred the Great were the original flexitarians, they say. Despite medieval art suggesting royals regularly enjoyed roasts, it seems they were mostly veggies apart from the odd barbecue. An examination of their diet shows […]

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