History Facts - April 16th
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY - APRIL 16th On this day in history in 1319, John II, the future King of France, was born. Instead of being fed breast milk, his mother raised him on a diet of frogs legs and snails. This may account for what happened after he was captured and imprisoned by the English. During his captivity, France suffered. And it suffered a lot. Not least with the Black Death, which eliminated half the population. King John (which really doesn't sound very French if you ask me), enjoyed a regal lifestyle as a prisoner in London. He was given the freedom to travel and was even allowed to buy his own horses, pets, clothes, and was fed five course banquets at every mealtime. He even had his own astrologer and court band. Not kidding. That was all true. His people starved and died by the tens-of-thousands, but he partied until the early hours of the morning and then slept all day. The prison ...