King Henry II of France mortally wounded during a tournament with the Count Gabriel Montgomery, June 1559. Montgomery's lance pierces the king's helm. Queen Catherine de Medicis and Mary Queen of Scots watch from a balcony. Le Tourney ou le Roy Henry ii fut blesse a mort le dernier le Juin 1559. Lithograph from Henry Rene dAllemagnes Recreations et Passe-Temps, Games and Pastimes, Hachette, Paris, 1906.
King Henry II of France mortally wounded during a tournament with the Count Gabriel Montgomery, June 1559. Montgomery's lance pierces the king's helm. Queen Catherine de Medicis and Mary Queen of Scots watch from a balcony. Le Tourney ou le Roy Henry ii fut blesse a mort le dernier le Juin 1559. Lithograph from Henry Rene dAllemagnes Recreations et Passe-Temps, Games and Pastimes, Hachette, Paris, 1906.