Lionheart: The True Story of England's Crusader King
A Biography, British Literature, History book. Very interesting account of one of England's most fammous kings but one who barely spent any time...
Reveals the dark side of England's most celebrated monarchWhen people think of Richard the Lionheart they recall the scene at the end of every Robin Hood epic when he returns from the crusade 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 then mercy. In youth Richard showed no interest in girls, but a taste for cruelty and a greed for gold that would literally be the death of him. To save his own skin, he repeatedly abandoned his supporters to an evil fate, and his lack of interest in women saw the part of queen at his coronation played by his formidable mother, Queen...
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- Pages: 224 pages
- ISBN: 9780752476605 / 0
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This is a fascinating glimpse into the life and times of one of England's warrior kings. Easily readable and very accessible in easy to navigate chapters this true story of England's crusader King really does flesh out his life story in minute detail.Well worth a read. Very interesting account of one of England's most fammous kings but one who barely spent any time there and only when he wished to tax them a bit more to finance his wars. Puts classics such as Robin Hood and Ivanhoe in their rightful place of classical fiction as the character portrayed here is little better than his odious brother... Douglas Boyd's Lionheart: The True Story Of England's Crusader King is a strange animal. Reveals the dark side of England's most celebrated monarch, reads the tagline. In fact, his goal seems to have been to undo much of the rehabilitation of King Richard's reputation and return to the state of scholarship over a century ago. Modern...
