I ripped off my wounded heart, Stiller Beobachter — Wikimedia Commons

One Medieval King Ripped The Hearts Of His Wife’s Killers Out Of Their Chests

The things you do for love

A young prince in love with a beautiful maiden, an old king determined to keep them apart by all means: sounds like a fairytale straight out of a children’s book.

But King Pedro I of Portugal and Dona Inês de Castro’s love story doesn’t have a happy ending: it’s a…