Malvasia Malmsey was one of the three major wines exported from Greece in medieval times. (For other examples, see Rumney wine and Cretan wine). It is alleged that when Edward IV of England convicted his brother, George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence, of high treason, his private execution consisted of being "drowned in a butt of Malmsey wine," which is dramatized in Shakespeare's "Richard III". Both Monemvasia and Candia have lent their names to modern grape varieties. In Greece, there is a variety known as Monemvasia, evidently named after the port, though now grown primarily in the Cyclades. In western Europe,
The Feast of the Drowned version of "The Feast of the Drowned", read by David Tennant, was released in July 2006 by BBC Audiobooks. Also included was an interview with the author by David Darlington. The audio book version was given away free in two parts with two consecutive issues of "Radio Times" in December 2006 and January 2007. These versions omitted the interview. The Feast of the Drowned The Feast of the Drowned is a BBC Books original novel written by Stephen Cole and based on the long-running British science fiction television series "Doctor Who". It was published on 13 April 2006, alongside "The