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Richard The Lionheart
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Who is Richard the Lionheart?
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Who is Richard the Lionheart?
  • Richard I also known as Richard the Lionheart
    (named for his bravery and strength) was born on
    September 8th, 1157 in Oxford, England.
  • He was born to Eleanor of Aquitaine and Henry II
    of England.
  • Richard first commanded an army when he was 16,
    where he defeated the rebellions in Poitou,
    France.
  • Richard was the senior commander of the third
    crusade.

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How Did Richard The Lionheart Prepare for the
Crusades?
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How Did Richard The Lionheart Prepare for the
Crusades?
  • In the year of 1188, Saladin had recaptured
    Jerusalem from the Christians.
  • When Richard became king in 1189 he immediately
    began raising funds for the crusades.
  • He raised a strong crusader army by spending most
    of the royal treasury, raised the taxes, and also
    freed King William I of Scotland for 10,000
    marks.
  • Richard had raised an army of 100,000 soldiers
    and 20,000 knights, Some historians think this is
    an exaggeration and it was only 20,000 soldiers
    and 5,000 knights.

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Richard The Lionheart also said, while preparing
for the crusades,
  • I would have sold London if I could have found
    a buyer.

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Richard The Lionhearts Trip to The Crusades.
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Richard The Lionhearts Trip to The Crusades
  • Richard set off to the Holy Land in July, 1190
  • They stopped in Sicily to rest, but the main
    reason was for Richard to free his sister, Joan
    from the new King of Sicily, King Tancred.
  • Three days after Richard left Sicily there was a
    terrible storm, after it 25 ships were missing.
  • Some of the ships were plundered and the crew
    imprisoned by Isaac Ducas of Cyprus
  • Richard then invaded the island to free the
    prisoners and return the stolen goods.
  • Isaac Surrendered, and Richard conquered Cyprus

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Richard The Lionheart in The Holy Land
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Richard The Lionheart in The Holy Land
  • Immediately after he arrived he joined the Siege
    of Acre.
  • After a few weeks of his arrival in the siege,
    Acre immediately fell in his hands.
  • He had killed all the 2,700 people who had
    surrendered and sliced open there stomachs to see
    if they swallowed any gems or gold inside.

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Richard theLionheart in The Holy Land Part Two
  • Richard skillfully beat Saladin in the battle of
    Arsuf, but despite this battle he was never
    really able to have a major advantage over
    Saladin. So he started raiding caravans and
    blocking trade routes to Saladin's empire but
    this also never really pressed Saladin.
  • Richard the Lionheart decided he should marry,
    his favorite sister Joan to Al Adil the brother
    of Saladin, but he refused.
  • Richard thought it was impossible for him to
    capture Jerusalem, and if he did capture it would
    be very hard for him to defend it.
  • So instead of capturing Jerusalem, Richard
    decided he should create a peace treaty with
    Saladin to allow the Christians who want to go to
    pilgrimage to go there in peace.

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King Richard The Lionheart Final Years
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King Richard The Lionhearts Final Years
  • While Richard was returning from the holy land he
    was captured by Leopold V Duke of Austria.
  • Leopold V was then Excommunicated by Pope
    Celestine III
  • He was held in the German castle of Durnstein
  • Richards mother Eleanor of Aquitane ransomed him
    for 150,000 marks.
  • Richard the Lionheart died on April 6th, 1199.
  • Even though the Cross bolt that came in his arm
    was treated, it later got infected and Richard
    died from Gangrene.

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Richard the Lionhearts Greatest Achievement and
its effects
  • I think King Richard the Lionhearts greatest
    achievment was being senior commander of the
    crusades. This achievment brought many things to
    europe, like the rise of the middle class, and
    the improvement in the connection to the outside
    world. without the crusades today I think europe
    would still be living in the dark ages.

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Interesting Facts
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Interesting Facts
  • During Richards Reign of England he only spent
    six months in England.
  • Richard could only speak little or no English.
  • His brother John was featured in the story of
    Robin Hood, as a Villain. Even though he was a
    much better king who spent the taxes on improving
    the country, not like his brother Richard who
    spends it on Crusades, Castles, and other wars.
  • Richard died at the very young age of 41.

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Thank Thou For Watching
By Youssif Osama Salama 9E
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Sources
  • http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_I_of_England
    Crusade_plans
  • http//www.englishmonarchs.co.uk/plantagenet_2.htm
  • http//historymedren.about.com/od/richardthelionhe
    art/a/bio_richardlion.htm
  • http//www.middle-ages.org.uk/timeline-of-king-ric
    hard-the-lionheart.htm
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