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Oct 6, 2017 · As a king, Richard neglected and overtaxed his country for his personal (Crusades) glory. John (accidentally) gave England the Magna Carta and some personal liberty. It's not clear that Richard was the better king than John. But he was clearly the better man, and the two are remembered for the latter and not the former.
Oct 4, 2016 · Richard would have been seen as a king struggling to contain the ambitions and rivalries of his barons – as his predecessors had done. He would have been recognised as a ruler whose legitimacy and divine vocation sanctioned bloody acts – just as they had for his forbears.
Discover facts about the life of King Richard I, also known as 'Richard the Lionheart'. Find out more about his crusades and eventual truce with Saladin.
- He Was Engaged at Just Nine Years Old
- But He Never Had Any Children
- He Tried to Depose His Own Father More Than Once
- His Chief Ambition as King Was to Join The Third Crusade
- He Tried to Sneak Home in Disguise
- His Brother John Negotiated to Keep Him Imprisoned
- His Reputation as “Good King Richard” Began as A PR Campaign
- He Was Crowned For A Second Time Upon His Return to England
- But He Left England Again Almost Straight Away
- It’S Unclear If He Ever Met Robin Hood
Richard’s father, Henry II of England (he was also the Count of Anjou and the Duke of Normandy), arranged for his nine-year-old son to become betrothed to French King Louis VII’s daughter Princess Alais, also aged nine. But the wedding never actually went ahead. Instead, Henry kept Alais as a prisoner for 25 years, part of which time he also used h...
Richard showed little interest in women and his mother, Eleanor of Aquitaine, was the only woman to whom he showed much consideration. After ascending the throne at the age of 31 without a wife, Richard eventually married three years later. But his marriage to Berengaria of Navarre was strategic – he wanted to obtain control of the Kingdom of Navar...
Henry died in July 1189, leaving the English throne and control of the Angevin Empire (which consisted of all of England, half of France and parts of Ireland and Wales) to Richard. But it wasn’t because Richard was his favourite son. In fact, the Lionheart is seen by many as having tormented his father to a premature death. Just two days before Hen...
This goal was prompted by the Muslim leader Saladin’s capture of Jerusalem in 1187. Three years later, Richard departed for the Middle East, having raised the funds for his trip through the sale of sheriffdoms and others offices. He finally arrived in the Holy Land in June 1191, a month before the fall of Acre. Despite his legacy as the great “Crus...
Richard’s return to England was far from plain sailing, however. During the Crusade he had managed to fall out with his Christian allies Philip II of France and Leopold V, Duke of Austria, and, as a result, found himself facing a trip through hostile lands to get home. The king tried to travel through Leopold’s territory in disguise, but was captur...
John, who had set himself up as an alternative ruler of England– complete with his own royal court – in Richard’s absence, negotiated with his brother’s captors to keep him imprisoned. When Richard finally returned home, he proved remarkably forgiving of John, deciding to pardon – rather than punish – him.
When Henry VI ransomed Richard for the weighty sum of 150,000 marks, his formidable mother, Eleanor, launched a PR campaign to raise the funds for his release. In an effort to persuade the citizens of the Angevin Empire to stump up, Richard was portrayed as a benevolent monarch.
Following the ransom payment, Richard was released in February 1194. But that wasn’t the end of his problems. The king now faced a threat to his authority and independence from those who had forked up the money to release him. So, in order to reinforce his position as England’s monarch, Richard immediately returned home and was crowned king once ag...
Just a month after Richard’s return home, he left again for France. But this time, he would never return. After spending the next five years on and off warring with Philip II, Richard was fatally wounded while besieging a castle in central France and died on 6 April 1199. During a reign that spanned 10 years, Richard had only spent six months in En...
Despite what the Disney film, and others besides, would have us believe, it’s not known if The Lionheart actually met the legendary Prince of Thieves.
Feb 17, 2011 · Richard I and John have gone down in history as a 'good' and a 'bad' king, respectively. Is this view of them fair? Mike Ibeji investigates.
Jul 7, 2023 · Ultimately, Richard failed as a king, losing his crown and his life at the Battle of Bosworth. How he died was unfortunate and speaks to his courage and bravery. Seeing Henry Tudor on the field, Richard charged, presumably in the hope of killing his enemy and ending the battle instantly.
Oct 22, 2024 · Richard I, duke of Aquitaine (from 1168) and of Poitiers (from 1172) and king of England, duke of Normandy, and count of Anjou (1189–99). His knightly manner and his prowess in the Third Crusade (1189–92) made him a popular king in his own time as well as the hero of countless romantic legends.
