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Second try: King Richard the Lionheart was held captive in Germany as he tried to make his way home from the Crusades. How might he have been treated? What precautions were taken to ensure that his ransom arrived in one piece?

by /u/ForWhomTheBoneBones in /r/AskHistorians

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