Death of Henry II in Paris, 1559. In a tournament Henry received a fata; blow to his eye from a lance, but he did not die immediately. The woodcut shows him on his deathbed with his family. In the center of the room we see his physicians, Ambroise Paré and Andreas Vesalius. As famous as these physicians were, they could do little except preside over the king

Death of Henry II in Paris, 1559. In a tournament Henry received a fata; blow to his eye from a lance, but he did not die immediately. The woodcut shows him on his deathbed with his family. In the center of the room we see his physicians, Ambroise Paré and Andreas Vesalius. As famous as these physicians were, they could do little except preside over the king's death. 

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