'Richard pardons the archer who shot him', 1864.Richard I, (1157-1199) on his deathbed. Although he forgave the enemy archer who shot him, after Richard died the infamous captain Mercadier had the crossbowman flayed alive and hanged. From A Chronicle of England B.C. 55 - A.D. 1485 by James E. Doyle. [Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts & Green, London, 1864]
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