Talk:Elephant of Henry III

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Did you know... that the elephant of Henry III (pictured), which arrived in England in 1255, was the first to set foot in that country since the Roman invasion of Britain?

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The result was: promoted by LordPeterII (talk) 20:57, 29 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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The elephant depicted in the contemporary Liber Additamentorum

... that in 1254 Henry III of England received an elephant (pictured) as a diplomatic gift from Louis IX of France? Source: "This is presumably the elephant which in 1254 Louis presented to Henry III ... e "rst mention of the elephant in the English records is from 13 December 1254, when Henry was on his way home from Paris" from: Cassidy, Richard; Clasby, Michael. "Matthew Paris and Henry III's elephant" (PDF). Henry III FIne Rolls Project. King's College London.. NB: the "presumably" here is in linking this to an elephant Louis received from the Egyptian rulers, the fact an elephant was gifted by Louis to Henry is not in doubt ref. the other sources in the article
- ALT1: ... that the elephant of Henry III (pictured), which arrived in England in 1255, was the first to set foot in that country since the war elephants of the Roman invasion of Britain? Source: "Louis IX of France presented [Henry III] with an African elephant, a notable beast whose virtues were always praised in medieval bestiaries. Both Holinshed's Chronicles and Matthew Paris' Chronica Majora record the appearance of this elephant, the first since the invasion of Britain by the Emperor Claudius in 43 AD" from: Thomas, Phillip Drennon (1 January 1996). "The Tower of London's Royal Menagerie". History Today: 30.
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Claudia Fleming

Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 15:39, 10 October 2022 (UTC).[reply]

GTG. Fun piece, nicely written. New, long & neutral enough. Pic ok for MP. Both hooks check out, QPQ done. ALT1 perhaps marginally better. Earwig finds only quotes & names etc. Johnbod (talk) 15:44, 10 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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death[edit]

Is it known what happened to the elephant? Why did the elephant die so young? 31.217.26.25 (talk) 11:32, 2 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]