• carucage, a medieval English land tax, was first collected in 1194 in order to raise funds for the ransom of King Richard I of England?
• King Richard I of England was killed while beseiging the small castle of Château de Chalus-Chabrol, which was under the control of Aimar V of Limoges?
• Archbishop of Rouen Walter de Coutances (d. 1207) had to pay the final 10,000 marks of King Richard I of England's ransom, as the archbishop was a hostage until it was paid?

Facts on topics related to Richard I of England

John of England

• Hugh de Mapenor was elected Bishop of Hereford in 1216 even though he was not on King John of England's list of candidates?
• Philip Marc, King John's sheriff in Nottinghamshire, should have had his bailiwick removed under the terms of the Magna Carta?
• one of the duties of the medieval English justice Richard Herriard (d. 1208) was paying prostitutes for King John of England?

Henry II of England

• Owain Gwynedd led Welsh forces to victory against King Henry II of England at the Battle of Crogen in 1165?
• Padfield in Derbyshire belonged to William the Conqueror, but was given away by his heirs, firstly Henry I, then Henry II and then Henry VIII?
• the medieval English bishop Robert de Chesney was an early patron of Thomas Becket, later famous for his quarrel with King Henry II of England?
• the porch of Macclesfield Castle in Macclesfield, dating from the reign of English King Henry II and the only standing part of the castle, was replaced by cottages and shops in 1932?

Edward I of England

• Henry le Chen was put in control of a sheriffdom by King Edward I, despite being a senior royal councillor during the reign of King John, whom Edward deposed?
• Mary of Woodstock, daughter of Edward I of England, travelled widely as a nun despite a papal travel prohibition?
• after Robert de Ferrers, the 6th Earl of Derby was pardoned for his part in a civil war against King Edward I, he rebelled again?
• the cantref of Arwystli was at the center of a dispute, which involved Llywelyn the Last and Edward I of England and escalated tensions between the Principality of Wales and the English crown?

Henry III of England

• Brougham Castle (pictured) was seized by Henry III of England in 1264 when the castle's previous owner died during a rebellion against the king?
• the Dictum of Kenilworth agreed on Halloween 1266 created a reconciliation between the Barons and Henry III of England?

Edward II of England

• John of Brittany, Earl of Richmond, rescued Edward II of England from being captured by Robert the Bruce at the Battle of Old Byland?
• the death of Gilbert de Clare, 8th Earl of Gloucester, at the Battle of Bannockburn, set in motion a train of events that ended in the deposition of King Edward II of England?

Richard II of England

• Richard II (pictured) of England agreed to extend the 1389 Truce of Leulinghem with France after the English Parliament failed to ratify a permanent peace treaty?
• Samuel Pegge, a Derbyshire antiquarian, published a book compiled by Richard II's cooks called Forme of Cury?
• after Robert Bealknap offended the people of London before the coronation of Richard II they placed a model of his head on a water fountain so that it would vomit wine when the king walked past?
• the English Parliament of 1388 was known as the Merciless Parliament for ordering the execution of many of the advisers and supporters of Richard II?

Richard III of England

• the painting David Garrick as Richard III (pictured) by William Hogarth shows the actor David Garrick as Richard III on the eve of the Battle of Bosworth Field?