ROBERT I OF ENGLAND, LITTLE-KNOWN SHORT-LIVED KING OF THE LATE 15C, WAS INTRIGUED AS CROWN PRINCE BY THE BUDDHISM OF THE CHINESE AMBASSADOR; HE ANNOUNCED THAT HE WAS DECLARING BUDDHISM ENGLAND'S OFFICIAL RELIGION IN HIS CORONATION SPEECH, AND WAS KILLED INSTANTLY BY ALL IN ATTENDANCE, HIS RULE LASTING 14 MINUTES