article_snippet: It is perhaps not surprising that a monarch would have a taste for the finer things in life, but heron -- really?
article_snippet: Well yes -- in the medieval period wildfowl such as heron, egret and even swan would have featured heavily on the high-protein menus of the aristocracy.
article_snippet: They spotted a dramatic change in the last few years of Richard III life -- suggesting Richard III dietary habits became markedly richer once Richard III became King.
article_snippet: Obviously, Richard III was a nobleman beforehand, and so Richard III diet would be reasonably rich already," explained isotope geochemist Angela Lamb, who led the study.
article_snippet: But once he became King we would expect Richard III to be wining and dining more, banqueting more.
article_snippet: we have the menu from Richard III coronation banquet and it was very elaborate -- lots of wildfowl, including real 'delicacies' such as peacock and swan, and fish -- carp, pike and so on.
article_snippet: King's bones reveal luxury lifestyle .