God only knows what he had to do with the kitchen staple memorializing his name. Beef bouillon. Chicken bouillon. Even (heaven forfend) vegetable bouillon, mushroom bouillon, or--even--worse. (Don't tempt me.) Godfrey of Bouillon was a leader of the First Crusade, and a significant figure in the subsequent Crusader wars. While I've not been able to… Continue reading In Praise of Godfrey of Bouillon