Richard the Lionheart was hit in the shoulder by a crossbow bolt, and the wound turned gangrenous. Richard asked to have the crossbowman brought before him; the man turned out to be a boy. He said Richard had killed his father and two brothers, and that he had killed Richard in revenge. He expected to be executed, but as a final act of mercy Richard forgave him, saying "Live on, and by my bounty behold the light of day", before he ordered the boy to be freed and sent away with 100 shillings.
"According to one chronicler, Richard's last act of chivalry proved fruitless when the infamous mercenary captain Mercadier had the boy flayed alive and hanged as soon as Richard died"
Not much is known about what happened afterwards, but at least one account says that the king's men disobeyed his order and flayed the boy anyway. So there's that... :/
I would have gotten this wrong but for "Robin and Marian," starring Sean Connery as Robin Hood, Audrey Hepburn as Marian, and Richard Harris as Richard.
i love these! can you please make one on european history? a suggestion for one would be how napoleon died. the choices could be: 1. Swallowed poison 2. Captured and executed by the Russians 3. Stomach Ulcer (the correct one is 3)
King George V was close to the end of his life when euthanized. It was done so that the announcement of his death could be made in time for the story to be published in the following days newspapers.
Not back then. The intent was for Fawkes to strangle for a long time, then cut him down and, while still alive, have him be pulled apart by four horses.
Fawkes jumped from the gallows to avoid this grisly fate.
Saying Thomas Becket was killed on the king's bidding is not really true; his statement was probably misinterpreted and there isn't evidence to suggest he wanted to assassinate Thomas Becket. Also, he wasn't the reigning king.
I think it would be quite easy to change the prompt to something that reflects this nuance.
He definitely was; he was also a French nobleman and vassal to the King of France a the time, which some argue means that Louis XVII had power in England, but that's not correct. The King of England and the French nobleman were the same person wearing two completely different hats (crowns) and France had no power in England.
Note that some people (Jack Copeland, Ethel Turing) thought Turing's death was an accident from his chemistry experiment. The official verdict is suicide, but there's some room for doubt.
Richard the Lionheart was hit in the shoulder by a crossbow bolt, and the wound turned gangrenous. Richard asked to have the crossbowman brought before him; the man turned out to be a boy. He said Richard had killed his father and two brothers, and that he had killed Richard in revenge. He expected to be executed, but as a final act of mercy Richard forgave him, saying "Live on, and by my bounty behold the light of day", before he ordered the boy to be freed and sent away with 100 shillings.
"According to one chronicler, Richard's last act of chivalry proved fruitless when the infamous mercenary captain Mercadier had the boy flayed alive and hanged as soon as Richard died"
Fawkes jumped from the gallows to avoid this grisly fate.
I think it would be quite easy to change the prompt to something that reflects this nuance.
Are you sure he wasn't the reigning king though?