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Richard the Lionheart - The Crusader King of England (Paperback)
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Richard the Lionheart - The Crusader King of England (Paperback)
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List price R469
Loot Price R382
Discovery Miles 3 820
You Save R87 (19%)
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Whilst Richard I is one of medieval England's most famous kings he
is also the most controversial. He has variously been considered a
great warrior but a poor king, a man driven by the quest for fame
and glory but also lacking in self-discipline and prone to throwing
away the short-term advantages that his military successes brought
him. In this reassessment W. B. Bartlett looks at his deeds and
achievements in a new light. The result is a compelling new
portrait of 'the Lionheart' which shows that the king is every bit
as remarkable as his medieval contemporaries found him to be. This
includes his Muslim enemies, who spoke of him as their most
dangerous and gallant opponent. It shows him to be a man badly let
down by some of those around him, especially his brother John and
the duplicitous French king Philip. The foibles of his character
are also exposed to the full, including his complicated
relationships with the key women in his life, especially the
imposing contemporary figure of his mother, Eleanor of Aquitaine,
and his wife, Berengaria, with whom he failed to produce an heir,
leading to later suggestions of homosexuality. This is a new
Richard, one for the twenty-first century, and a re-evaluation of
the life story of one of the greatest personalities of medieval
Europe.
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