Friday, 23 March 2012 7 medieval facts

Thanks to Jules for today's submission.

  1. London had problem with rats, dogs and pigs in middle ages (AD13)
  2. Blood pudding was popular in the Middle Ages because the animal can be bled without killing it
  3. Trenchers where the Medieval form of sandwich
  4. Horses were often stolen in Middle Ages and then blinded to stop them walking back to their owners
  5. In Middle Ages, Carrots were not orange .. this happened later in 1700s
  6. Eating of meat on Wednesday's Friday's and Saturdays was forbidden
  7. Lepers were anybody with a skin disease.

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