[The following is in regards to conflict between the English king Richard the Lionheart and the French king Philip II.]
John was by now fighting for his brother with enthusiasm. In May at Evreux he had 300 prisoners decapitated and stuck their heads on stakes around the citadel in a vain attempt to frighten it into surrender. Even king Richard was horrified, and rebuked the count.
Source:
John, King of England / Johan sanz Terre (John Lackland)
Richard I of England / Richard Cœur de Lion (Richard the Lionheart) / Oc e No (Yes and No)
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