The name is not a joke—it’s a genuine historical mystery. The pub is supposedly named after a blind beggar named Henry de Montfort, who may or may not have been the son of a medieval earl. But honestly, historians are still arguing about it like teenagers over a pizza topping.
One legend says the beggar was actually a royal who lost his sight in battle. Imagine getting demoted from battle hero to “can I have a penny, sir?”—that’s a rough Tuesday.
