Richard the Lionheart
By: John Gillingham.
Publisher: Times Books
Published: 1979
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 318
Subjects: Richard I, King of England, 1157-1199; Great Britain -- History -- Richard I, 1189-1199; Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Biography
First sentence: More than any other King of England Richard the Lionheart belongs, not to the sober world of history, but to the magic realm of legend and romance.
Description: "Richard I (8 September 1157 ? 6 April 1199) was King of England from 6 July 1189 until his death. He also ruled as Duke of Normandy (as Richard IV), Duke of Aquitaine, Duke of Gascony, Lord of Cyprus, Count of Anjou, Count of Maine, Count of Nantes, and Overlord of Brittany at various times during the same period. He was known as Richard Cœur de Lion, or Richard the Lionheart, even before his accession, because of his reputation as a great military leader and warrior. The Saracens called him Melek-Ric or Malek al-Inkitar ? King of England."--Wikipedia.
Notes: Bibliography: p. [289]-290.
Includes index.