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So let's get right into it. Today we are going to talk about a

very famous jousting accident. No, not the one you're thinking of, the one that knocked Henry

the 8th unconscious in 1536. No, we are talking about one that happened 23 years and a different country away, but it still had a very profound impact and it actually killed a king.

Just a warning as we get started here, we are talking about a jousting accident and an injury.

So a little warning on that.

If you are squeamish, probably best to skip this video. But this is what

happened, so we're going to talk about it. So let's get into it. So on June 30th, 1559, the French court

gathered near the Place de Vos in Paris for a lavish tournament celebrating two monumental events.

There was the peace of Cato Cambresiz and the marriage of King Henri II's daughter,

Elizabeth of Valois, to King Philip II of Spain.

So setting the stage in England, 1559, Elizabeth has just become

Queen. Philip, actually, if you remember, had been married to Elizabeth's sister, Mary, she died.

He had then proposed to Elizabeth because he wanted to keep his Catholic influence in England.

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