TDIH: March 24, 1199, King Richard I of England is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting in France, leading to his death on April 6. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ric…
TIL in 1187 King Philip II of France and King Richard I of England (whilst a prince), shared a bed overnight in a symbol of unity between the two countries. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ric…
TIL King Richard the Lionheart of England couldn't speak English and spent very little time in England. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ric…
Looking for a book on Richard I of England
Sorry if this is not the right place to ask but I'm looking to find whatever is considered the most authoritative biography or nonfiction work on Richard I.
Burg Trifels, Palatine Germany, the place where Richard I "Lionheart" of England was imprisoned
Today in 1192 Richard I of England, the Lion Heart, escapes Jerusalem in disguise. (Rare image)
TIL that researchers and archeologists found the skeleton of Richard III, king of England in the 1400’s and the main character of a Shakespearean play titled “Richard III”. The king was rumored to have severe scoliosis and to have a withered arm. historyextra.com/period/m…
TIL that in the 1380s Richard II, King of England made his gay lover Robert de Vere the first and only "Duke of Ireland" in history, as a token of his affection. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob…
TIL when his heir died childless, the estate of British scientist James Smithson passed to the U.S. government. American diplomat Richard Rush was sent to England to collect the money, and returned with today's equivalent of $11M in gold coins, which was used to found the Smithsonian Institution. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smi…
Warwick Castle in England, first built as a wooden mote and bailey by William the Conqueror in 1068 and later rebuilt into stone in 1260, it was destroyed by a trebuchet and rebuilt in 1315, Richard III was the owner of the castle before losing it to the Tudors
Stained glass of St. George in St. Thomas & St. Edmunds Church in Salisbury, England. According to legend, the soldier-saint appeared during the First Crusade’s Siege of Antioch (1097) and Jerusalem (1099), and again during the Third Crusade (1189-1192) to Richard the Lionheart.
England and her cities in 1377 (beginning of Richard II's reign)
Stained glass of St. George in St. Thomas & St. Edmunds Church in Salisbury, England. According to legend, the soldier-saint appeared during the First Crusade’s Siege of Antioch (1097) and Jerusalem (1099), and again during the Third Crusade (1189-1192) to Richard the Lionheart.
Richard the Lionheart's royal arms of England design. TW Griffon decal
Stained glass of St. George in St. Thomas & St. Edmunds Church in Salisbury, England. According to legend, the soldier-saint appeared during the First Crusade’s Siege of Antioch (1097) and Jerusalem (1099), and again during the Third Crusade (1189-1192) to Richard the Lionheart.
TIL in 1396 Isabella of Valois became Queen consort of England after marrying King Richard II. He was twenty-nine, she was six. She was widowed three years later and later died in childbirth at 19. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isa…
TIL about the "Princes in the Tower". The two sons of Edward IV of England who disappeared after being lodged in the Tower of London by their uncle Richard III of England. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pri…
[Civ V] Richard I the Lionheart finally leads England! steamcommunity.com/shared…
TIL: King Richard I of England was ransomed for 150,000 marks, roughly £2bn ($3bn) in todays prices. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ric…
England - 1194, Richard I releases a "Tournament Licensing Decree", what were the full contents of this decree?
As title states, a contemporary source known as William of Newburgh recorded the exact details of the document that brought the tournament to England. What exactly did this decree cover and how did it redefine Knighthood?
Featuring in Holy Wars: After the call for a Third Crusade in light of Saladin’s conquest of Christian territories in the Middle East, Richard the Lionheart, King of England, took up the Cross.
In 1399, King Richard II of England was effectively militarily deposed by Henry Bolingbroke, who became King Henry IV. How much of a constitutional crisis or just crisis of legitimacy resulted from this? reddit.com/r/AskHistorian…
Fotheringhay Castle - England's Most Significant Forgotten Castle - Site of Richard III's Birth and Mary Queen of Scots Execution. youtu.be/SdeP4Kcz7M8
[1978] The Devil's Crown - Series which dramatised the reigns of three medieval Kings of England: Henry II and his sons Richard the Lionheart and John Lackland. First episode. Starring Brian Cox (Henry II), Jane Lapotaire (Eleanor of Aquitaine) and Charles Kay (Louis VII). youtube.com/watch?v=Rwb7E…
Nineteen Centuries of Drink in England: A History by Richard Valpy French gutenberg.org/ebooks/4720…
"Silent Killers in Sussex" by Richard D. Hall, 2010: Horse mutilation investigation in England, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, interview with an eyewitness to an Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) included. richplanet.net/richp_genr…
[todayilearned] TIL that after receiving a bad review on his book The World Rose, author Richard Brittain tracked down the reviewer's name and place of work from Facebook, took a train from England to Scotland, went to the store where she was working, and attacked her with a wine bottle. bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-…
'I remember Malta as a virgin... which implies it is now a whore' - Richard England says the country has lost the plot
https://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20190311/local/i-remember-malta-as-a-virgin-which-implies-it-is-now-a-whore.704044
This is so apt it's scary. Malta has been soled and used up as some concrete whore for the past few years. Now that Manoel Island has been sold to the highest bidder, it is only a matter of time until the final nail into the coffin turns Malta into a concrete graveyard...
Slice of sand dredger ARCO TRENT, a sculpture by Richard Wilson in the tidal zone of the River Thames, Greenwich, England. [1484×989]
@Reuters: Best of 2019: Giving a taste of what Richard Browning has planned for 2020, jet suit pilots perform over Gloucester Docks in England https://t.co/lFsNLPYDRo mobile.twitter.com/Reuter…
"Silent Killers in Sussex" by Richard D. Hall, 2010: Horse mutilation investigation in England, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, interview with an eyewitness to an Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) included. richplanet.net/richp_genr…
"Silent Killers in Sussex" by Richard D. Hall, 2010: Horse mutilation investigation in England, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, interview with an eyewitness to an Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) included. richplanet.net/richp_genr…
[October 13th, 1419] England: Richard Whittington is elected Lord Mayor of London for the last time. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ric…
Flag of Genoa, Italy. Adopted by England in 1190 for protection from the Genoese fleet during Richard the Lionheart's crusade.
Blocks!: Richard III - Richard the Third is an epic two-player wargame that recreates the bloody dynastic struggle in the 15th century between the royal houses of Lancaster and York for the throne of England. store.steampowered.com/ap…
Shakespeare portrayed Richard III as physically deformed, as a reflection of his treacherous nature (as depicted). Did this, in fact, reflect a common cultural bias against the disabled in Elizabethan England?
