Richard the Lionheart

Author: Ice Man
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Publish Date: 2002-10-01
Features: Richard I of England (1157-1199), known as "Richard the Lionheart," was the second King of the House of Plantagenet. His iron-willed character and legendary 42-year reign have been widely celebrated and astonishing around the world for eight centuries. He engaged in power struggles with his father and brothers, even driving Henry II out of Oxford. After his coronation as King of England, he led the Crusade to the East, fighting a grueling war with the Sultan Saladin of Egypt and Syria. On his way back, he was captured by the Duke of Austria and later fell into the hands of the King of Germany and the Holy Roman Emperor. He was redeemed by the English royal family a year later. Subsequently, he crushed his brother John's usurpation, faced King Philip II of France, and maintained British territories in France. He then suppressed rebellions and died in battle.