Richard the Lionheart, Count of Anjou, Duke of Aquitaine, Normandy and Poitiers, and King of England.His knightly manner and his prowess in the Third Crusade made him a popular king in his own time as well as the hero of countless romantic legends. He has been viewed less kindly by more recent historians and scholars.
Richard the Lionheart, Count of Anjou, Duke of Aquitaine, Normandy and Poitiers, and King of England.His knightly manner and his prowess in the Third Crusade made him a popular king in his own time as well as the hero of countless romantic legends. He has been viewed less kindly by more recent historians and scholars.