Richard the Lionheart Archive
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Standing atop one of the highest points in Florence, Italy, the San Miniato al Monte Basilica offers a magnificent panorama over the city.
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Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The year was 1191 and King Richard Lionheart had no intention of surrendering to harassing attacks by Saladin's forces. The Battle of Arsuf
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Not all battles are won or lost on the field. It’s a fact that most warriors and their leaders are aware of. Military strategy
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David Tee - AncientPages.com - Prince John did not have a good reputation. Historian W. L. Warren probably described Prince John the best when he wrote, “By comparison
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David Tee - AncientPages.com - The one family that has put more kings on the throne of England were not natural English citizens. The family descended from the Frankish
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Eleanor of Aquitaine was not just an ordinary woman of 12th century Europe. She was charismatic and well-educated. Her outstanding personality largely shaped
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Probably the most famous medieval ruler of England - though not the best - was Richard Plantagenet, better known as Richard the Lionheart (“Coeur
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AncientPages.com - On July 6, 1189, young Richard I, Coeur de Lion, or Lionheart, ascended the British throne in alliance with King Philip II of France. Richard was the third
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AncientPages.com - On June 8, 1191, the famous English King Richard the Lionheart arrived in the Holy Land to participate in the Crusade. He arrived with an English fleet of 100
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The legend of King John's lost treasure has been handed down from generation to generation. However, it is not only a legend. John
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