When people think of Richard the Lionheart they recall the scene at
the end of every Robin Hood epic when he returns from the Crusades
to punish his treacherous brother John and the wicked Sheriff of
Nottingham. In reality Richard detested England and the English,
was deeply troubled by his own sexuality and was noted for greed,
not generosity, and for murder rather than mercy. In youth Richard
showed a taste for cruelty and a rapacity for gold that would
literally be the death of him. To save his own skin, he repeatedly
abandoned his supporters, and his indifference to women saw the
part of queen at his coronation played by his formidable mother,
Queen Eleanor. His brief reign bankrupted England twice,
destabilised his parents' powerful empire and set the scene for his
brother's ruinous rule. So how has Richard come to be known as the
brave and patriotic Christian warrior? Lionheart reveals the
scandalous truth about England's hero king - a truth that is far
different from the legend that has endured for eight centuries.
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