Monarchs seem particularly susceptible: The early 12th-century English king Henry I is said to have died from a surfeit of lampreys (an eel-like fish); one of his successors, King John, was done ...

While many prominent people spent time at the castle, the most famous was Queen Mary, a Catholic and daughter of King Henry VIII. In 1553, she rallied support from her base in the castle and ...

Richard the Lionheart (Richard I) was the king of England at the end of the 12th century. He was also a famous library thief. ... People have always been stealing libraries, ...