Williamsburg Regional Library

Richard the Lionheart, the crusader king of England, W. B. Bartlett

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 390-393) and index

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Richard the Lionheart

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W. B. Bartlett

the crusader king of England

"In this book, W.B. Bartlett looks at [Richard's] deeds and achievements in a new light. The result is a ... 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."--Book jacket

Introduction -- Prelude -- 1. The third nesting (1157-1167) -- 2. The winter of discontent (1168-1176) -- 3. A family at war (1177-1183) -- 4. Crisis (1184-1188) -- 5. The bitter interitance (1188-1189) -- 6. Long live the King (1189-1190) -- 7. The Crusade departs (1190) -- 8. Mayhem and matrimony: the journey begins (1190-1191) -- 9. The taking of Cyprus (1191) -- 10. High-water mark: the Siege of Acre (1191) -- 11. Arsuf (1191) -- 12. Facing up to reality (1191) -- 13. The forlorn hope (1191-1192) -- 14. The end of the dream (1192) -- 15. Betrayal (1192-1193) -- 16. The long road to freedom (1193-1194) -- 17. The return of the King (1194-1195) -- 18. A never-ending war (1195-1198) -- 19. Last rites (1198-1199) -- 20. Epilogue

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