Henry I's Fatal Feast of Lampreys

As weird deaths go, this one is right up there. King Henry I,

who reigned from 1100 until his untimely demise in 1135, had something of a penchant for eating

lampreys. The jawless eel-like fish is as strange looking as it is ancient,

with fossils of the creature dating back to the age of the dinosaurs. Although they have

been described as tasty, it's not the kind of dish usually eaten in large volumes.

Henry I begged to differ. His insatiable appetite for lampreys impacted his health so much

that he eventually died after a night of voracious feasting. One theory suggests a toxin from the

lampreys was the reason for Henry's death since the physician who extracted his brain post-mortem