Richard I of England

Portrait of Richard I of England

Coeur de Lion · The Lionheart · King of England · 1157–1199

The Crusader king whose military genius earned him the title Lionheart — and the respect of Saladin himself.

Explore the life of Richard — five chapters

  1. A Prince of the Angevin Empire — A rebel son in a warring family
  2. The Third Crusade — A warrior in the Holy Land
  3. Captured and Ransomed — A king held for a king's ransom
  4. The Warrior's End — Death at a minor siege
  5. The Legend and the Reality — Hero of song, absentee king

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Teach what Richard discovered

Why the Crusades Were Fought — ideas Richard is tied to on the Living Knowledge Map. On Incandio you prove you understand one by teaching it to Ember, the AI pupil, in Teach the Room.

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