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Feb 2, 1998 · 3.92. 1,874 ratings100 reviews. November, 1194 AD. Apointed by Richard the Lionheart as the first coroner for the county of Devon, Sir John de Wolfe, recently returned from the Crusades, rides out to the lonely moorland village of Widecombe to hold an inquest on an unidentified body. But on his return to Exeter, the new coroner is incensed to ...
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England. February 4 – King Richard I of England ("the Lionheart") is ransomed for an amount of 150,000 marks (demanded by Emperor Henry VI ), raised by his mother Eleanor of Aquitaine – who travels to Austria to gain his release. Henry will never receive the full amount he demanded.
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1194 ( MCXCIV ) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar, the 1194th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 194th year of the 2nd millennium, the 94th year of the 12th century, and the 5th year of the 1190s decade. As of the start of 1194, the Gregorian calendar was 7 days ahead of the Julian ...
Sverre Sigurdsson ( Old Norse: Sverrir Sigurðarson) (c. 1145/1151 – 9 March 1202) was the king of Norway from 1184 to 1202. Many consider him one of the most important rulers in Norwegian history. He assumed power as the leader of the rebel party known as the Birkebeiner in 1177, during their struggle against King Magnus Erlingsson.
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Homer is the name of the Greek poet who wrote the epic poems the Iliad and the Odyssey. [1] These are the earliest works of Greek literature which have survived to the present day, and are among the greatest treasures of the ancient world. They are a product of Mycenaean culture. The Iliad tells the story of the Trojan war, which took place ...
Jan 11, 2024 · Qutb al-Din Aibak. Death of the slave king, Kutbuddin Aibak of Delhi, A.D. 1210. Quṭb al-Dīn Aibak also known as Quṭb ud-Dīn Aibak or Qutub ud-Din Aybak, (1150 – 1210) was a general of the Ghurid king Mu'izz ad-Din Muhammad Ghori. He was in-charge of the Ghurid territories in northern India, and after Mu'izz ad-Din's death, he became ...
