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A skeleton, that is quite possibly the real Charles de Batz-Castelmore, aka ‘D’Artagnan’, has been discovered beneath the floor of a church in Maastricht.A musket ball—consistent with the wound that killed him, and a 17th-century coin have also been found in the grave.Immortalized as the fourth musketeer by Alexandre Dumas, D’Artagnan was a very real person, famed for his daring deeds in the service of Louis XIV and killed during the Siege of Maastricht in 1673. DNA results are currently pending in Munich.The skeleton was found exactly where the altar would have stood in 1673. Only royalty or high-ranking heroes personally favored by the King were granted the honor of being buried under the altar. Given that Louis XIV famously loved D'Artagnan and held a personal Mass for him after he fell, the location of the bones is, circumstantially, a strong argument for it being him. Who is your favourite ‘screen’ D’Artagnon? Mine is Gene Kelly. ... See MoreSee Less

Musketeer d'Artagnan's remains believed found under Dutch church

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D'Artagnan was killed during the Siege of Maastricht in 1673 and later immortalised in the stories of Alexandre Dumas.

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Wow - My two films about dogs in history, released 10 days ago on History Hit's You Tube channel, have now surpassed 100,000 viewers. Thank you!For those who would like to hear more, I also did a podcast last year with the lovely Suzannah Lipscombe, talking about the dogs of the Tudors. Link below for yet more doggy tales.open.spotify.com/episode/4w0sNK3PVCx0slXC821NvMNot Just the Tudors · Episode ... See MoreSee Less

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