Victorian pudding: Before the Victorian times the christmas pudding was actual a staple of the British diet, it was a way of preserving meat, and was only became confectiony during Victorian times.
For the confused: this is a reference to the time around the year 1066 when the English king died with no heir and there were three main factions fighting for control of the throne. The English claimant defeated the Norwegians but quickly lost to the Norman-French.
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