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I've just finished reading a biography of Richard I, and mentioned in it is an incident that occured whilst he was building Chateau Gaillard when a shower of blood fell on the unfinished walls in May 1198.
William of Newburg mentions this incident in the very last chapter of his history, but there is very little detailed information.
This was considered a bad omen by many of Richard's nobles, but nothing untoward seems to have happend to him in conection with it. He died a year later, though no one seems to connect the two incidents in anyway.
I would like to ask three questions:
1) Is there any further information on this incident that I haven't come across that I can look up?
2) What is the rational explanation of it? (I am assuming it wasn't real blood).
3) Are there any other documented incidents of bizzare occurances happening to or connected with other Kings/Queens etc? Where they considered bad/good omens?
Thanks in advance for your help.
William of Newburg mentions this incident in the very last chapter of his history, but there is very little detailed information.
This was considered a bad omen by many of Richard's nobles, but nothing untoward seems to have happend to him in conection with it. He died a year later, though no one seems to connect the two incidents in anyway.
I would like to ask three questions:
1) Is there any further information on this incident that I haven't come across that I can look up?
2) What is the rational explanation of it? (I am assuming it wasn't real blood).
3) Are there any other documented incidents of bizzare occurances happening to or connected with other Kings/Queens etc? Where they considered bad/good omens?
Thanks in advance for your help.