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27 May
The Crowning of King John
- May 27th1199 in Westminster Abbey -
After the death of his popular brother, Richard I, on April 6th in France from injuries sustained from a crossbow bolt, John quickly seized the treasury at Chinon. He had...
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02 Aug
The Death of William II (Rufus)
- 2nd August 1100 -
Accident or assassination? “William Rufus had a red face, yellow hair, different coloured eyes, astonishing strength, though not very tall and his belly rather projecting. He had a...