Death of Richard the Lionheart
April 6, 1199
Besieging a minor castle at Chalus in the Limousin over disputed treasure, Richard was struck in the shoulder by a crossbow bolt from the battlements. Gangrene set in. He pardoned the archer on his deathbed; after his death the man was flayed alive. The English empire passed to his brother John.
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High Middle Ages (1000–1300), one of 1,306 events from that era on Saeculum.