Wednesday, February 15, 2023

Henry and Ranulf


 On 12 October 1190 Ranulf died. He had traveled to the Crusades which at that time involved the hotly disputed city of Acre.  Did he go to fulfill a life long desire or perhaps his time of power in England was at an end or is it that he wanted to be free of the political morass that comes with a new king?

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