The study is the first biochemical look at the heart of Richard I, who died in 1199. As was common practice at the time, the king's heartwas removed and mummified separately from the rest of his body.

On This Day in History; 4 February 1194: Richard the Lionheart is ransomed. Having fallen into the hands of the Duke of Austria and the Holy Roman Emperor, King Richard I of England was freed from ...

Richard, the 'Lionheart', ... he was captured and imprisoned by Duke Leopold, whom Richard had insulted while on Crusade. After a ransom was paid he returned to England to find his brother John ...

Lionheart: King's Crusade Impressions - First Look We join Richard the Lionheart on an alternate-history version of the third Crusade at GDC 2010. By Andrew Park on March 12, 2010 at 1:49PM PST ...

The heart of Richard the Lionheart was preserved with mercury, mint and frankincense, among other sweet-smelling plants, a new study finds. The study is the first biochemical look at the heart of ...

This is the lead box that contained Richard the Lionheart's embalmed heart. If you want to see what a heart looks like after 800 years — or at least learn ...

Have you ever read the story of King Richard the Lionheart and his historical crusade against Saladin's Saracen? Me neither, although the RTS from Pa ...

Richard I slept with French king 'but not gay' By Nicole Martin, Digital and Media Correspondent 18 March 2008 • 12:01am Richard the Lionheart, who ruled England from 1189 to 1199 ...