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The Assassins and Edward I One of the Assassins' favourite tactics was to enter the service of their target, win his confidence, then strike. They tried this with Prince Edward of England (future King Edward I) while he was on crusade and almost killed him with ... (1/2)

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aug 25, 2025, 9:08 pm • 6 0

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...(2/2) a poisoned knife. According to one myth (almost certainly untrue) his wife Eleanor of Castile sucked the poison from the wound and saved his life. Above is a nineteenth century reimagining of the event by Gustave Doré.

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