Cells were scraped, pelleted and embedded in 12% gelatin at 37◦C and infused with 1.7 m sucrose/15% polyvinyl pyrolidone overnight at 4◦C before being mounted to stubs in liquid nitrogen.

We know what’s sprouting, but Mantel’s trilogy lets us imagine that it might all have been different. Did Anne Boleyn’s neck have to meet the sword of an executioner brought from Calais to do her in? Did Thomas Cromwell have to cross the Styx himself four years later?

Heaven only knows why a man with a strong biblical name like James wants to be a president named Jimmy.

Lupins contain less than 3% starch (Evans, 1994), the main fermentable carbohydrate involved in rumen acidosis when cereal grains are fed to ruminants. For this reason lupins have generally been regarded as a completely safe feed for sheep and cattle, and required no gradual introduction (Rowe, 1995).