The 1066 diet: Normans passed on their love of pork, study suggests

Pork and possibly chicken became more popular in England after arrival of William the Conqueror

The Norman conquest led to far-reaching and long-lasting political change across England - and new research suggests it also led to the English eating more pork and chicken.

Before 1066, beef, lamb, mutton and goat were among the meats most likely to be served in England, but a study of human and animal bones - as well as fat residue found on fragments of cooking pots - found that pork and possibly chicken became much more popular following the arrival of William the Conqueror.