6th July - On This Day In History
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY - 6th JULY 6th July 1189. Richard the Lionheart becomes King of England. He got his nickname, The Lionheart, due to a secret habit he had of ripping the hearts out of the chest cavities of lions imported from the planet mars with his bear hands. Yes, he had his own hands chopped off and replaced by the paws of a grizzly bear. He also had dear legs. Not from a dear, but they were expensive to wax. 6th July 1483, Richard III is crowned King of England. And his nephew, Edward V, is imprisoned in the Tower of London so Richard could easily take the throne. Not long after Richard III is crowned King, his nephew, Edward, and also Edward's younger brother, are never seen again. A lot of rumours surround what happened to the Princes in the Tower, and a lot of those rumours point the finger at Richard III. However, there is no proof that Richard killed his nephews. None at all. Althou...