Writer's Block: True Crime
Jan. 15th, 2009 09:00 am[Error: unknown template qotd]
The murder of Conrad de Montferrat, King of Jerusalem in 1192. Popular speculation is that Richard the Lionheart had him killed; I think that's nonsense, as Richard had too much to lose and too little to gain. I think it was Henri de Champagne, who stood to gain the widow and the kingdom.
Other favourites: the murder of William II of England, a gay king probably killed by his brother.
The murder of Thomas Becket in 1170 isn't exactly a mystery, but it's a fascinating case of political conflict and friendship gone wrong. All the more in that Henry II is my favourite English king.
The fate of Louis LVII was a favourite mystery, too, but I think it has now been settled with the disinterrment of his bones and examination of DNA evidence.
I'm also interested in deaths of Xerxes of Persia, and of Attila the Hun.
Modern murders tend to interest me less, except in fiction.
The murder of Conrad de Montferrat, King of Jerusalem in 1192. Popular speculation is that Richard the Lionheart had him killed; I think that's nonsense, as Richard had too much to lose and too little to gain. I think it was Henri de Champagne, who stood to gain the widow and the kingdom.
Other favourites: the murder of William II of England, a gay king probably killed by his brother.
The murder of Thomas Becket in 1170 isn't exactly a mystery, but it's a fascinating case of political conflict and friendship gone wrong. All the more in that Henry II is my favourite English king.
The fate of Louis LVII was a favourite mystery, too, but I think it has now been settled with the disinterrment of his bones and examination of DNA evidence.
I'm also interested in deaths of Xerxes of Persia, and of Attila the Hun.
Modern murders tend to interest me less, except in fiction.
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