Richard the Lionheart

“Such a King seems born to command the whole world.”

Table of contents
Early life
Gaining the Crown
Getting ready for the Crusade
The Third Crusade
Massacres
End of Reign
Lasting legacy
Early life
Born September 8th, 1157.
Second son of King Henry II and Eleanor of
Aquitaine.
Parents separated.
Became Duke of Aquitaine in 1172.
 Gaining the Crown
Richard refused to give up land that belonged to him
for any reason.
At the age of 16 he was commanding his own army.
His brother, Henry III, died in 1183.
King Richard overpowered his father in 1188.
His father died in 1189.
 Getting ready for the Crusade
Richard was not interested in being king.
Richard was determined to raise funds for the
Crusades.
He went to extreme measures to do it.
He set out on the Third Crusade.
 The Third Crusade
Conquers
Cyprus,Acre,Jafa and
Arsuf.

He was never able to take

the Holy City of
Jerusalem.

He earned Christians a

three year truce with
Muslims.

On his return trip to

England he was captured
and given to Henry.
Massacres
He was very cruel to his enemies.
When he was crowned King of England, he had a
few Jews beaten.
What followed was a massacre of Jews.
After taking Acre Richard had 2700 Muslim
prisoners,they were all killed.
End of Reign
On King Richard’s return he looked to strengthen
his empire.
He built Chateau Gaillard.
Died on April 6th, 1199.
 He was buried at Fontevraud Abbey.
 Lasting legacy
King Richard gained his
nickname “The Lionheart”
on the battlefield.

He did all he could to gain

more land for his empire.

He made sound decisions to

help his empire become
stronger.

He was sung about by

troubadours for years to
come.
 Bibliography
Turner, Ralph V.; Heiser, Richard
R (2000), The Reign of Richard
Lionheart, Ruler of the Angevin
empire, 1189–1199, Harlow:
Longman
Leese, Thelma Anna (1996),
Royal: Issue of the Kings and
Queens of Medieval England,
1066–1399, Heritage Books Inc
Gillingham, John (1994), Richard
Coeur De Lion: Kingship, Chivalry
And War In The Twelfth Century,
London
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