Posted on Apr 6, 2018
King Richard I of England Versus King Philip II Augustus | HistoryNet
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On April 6, 1199, English King Richard I (The Lion Hearted) is killed by an arrow at the Siege of the Castle of Chalus in France. Here is almost everything you need to know about King Richard.
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The Tomb of Richard the Lionheart
Fontevraud Abbey in the Pays de la Loire region of France has been a monastery and a prison in its 900-year history, but it has also been the final resting p...
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Sure I'd learned all about this in history classes, but had totally forgotten about it. Thanks for the history lesson.
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen John, isn't it amazing how many warrior kings were wounded through the eye from an arrow? Phillip of Macedonia, Richard, and Henry V, as well as Henry II from France in a joust.
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
Ya, but that was the lethal weapon of the times. If we still had warrier kings in armour sure they would be killed by guns. Now the ability to make that head shot is a whole other topic.
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