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NotAGoodDayAhead OP t1_istrjww wrote on October 18, 2022 at 5:18 PM

Reply to comment by bolanrox in TIL about the Battle of Jaffa, whereby the Crusaders leader King Richard I and the Muslim defender Saladin would meet in battle for the decisive time. Richard I ultimately won but both sides left with complete respect for each other. by NotAGoodDayAhead

I can sort of understand where they were coming from to be honest. You don’t let someone kill what is probably your best warrior of all time with a lucky shot and live. The propaganda power is just too much.

The method of execution was overkill though lol.

NotAGoodDayAhead OP t1_istqux3 wrote on October 18, 2022 at 5:13 PM

Richard had groupies as well who had the young kid who killed the King with a crossbow bolt skinned alive, despite Richard telling them to show him mercy.

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TIL of WT Stead a pioneering journalist and editor, who led investigations into underage prostitution and Jack The Ripper before eventually dying on the RMS Titanic (whose sinking he had predicted) after giving up his seat in a lifeboat.

NotAGoodDayAhead OP t1_istrjww wrote on October 18, 2022 at 5:18 PM

NotAGoodDayAhead OP t1_istqux3 wrote on October 18, 2022 at 5:13 PM

TIL about the Battle of Jaffa, whereby the Crusaders leader King Richard I and the Muslim defender Saladin would meet in battle for the decisive time. Richard I ultimately won but both sides left with complete respect for each other.

TIL of Laura Secord who walked 20 miles through American lands to inform the British-Canadian military about an American attack during the War of 1812. The alerted British-Canadian forces were able to repel the attack and capture 500 American soldiers.