poison sucked from the wound of Edward I by his consort Eleanor
From an original engraving after Angelica Kauffman (1741-1807) From the Hume & Stafford history of England published circa 1868. While on crusade in Palestine he was wounded in the arm by a dagger that was believed to be poisoned. An assassination attempt by Baibars of the Bahri dynasty. The wound became seriously inflamed, and an English surgeon living in Acre saved his life by cutting away the diseased flesh, Eleanor was led away weeping and wailing. Unable to watch. Later myths embellished the incident, claiming Eleanor had actually sucked the poison from the wound, but this practice wasn't invented for another 100 years so is a pure invention. Medicine supplied by the Grand Master of Templars aided his recovery.
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