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date: 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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  • 12th Century
  • Kings & Queens
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date: 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...
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  • 12th Century
  • Kings & Queens
  • Medieval
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