Richard I is one of the magnificently picturesque figures of our history, the incarnation of all that most appeals to the imagination in feudalism. He is the fiery soldier dominated by the great ideal ...

Richard (1189-99) is known to history as "Coeur de Lion", or Lionheart, because of his bravery in battle. He was without a doubt a great warrior, but he was a very poor king for England. In his ...

He famously wanted to eliminate Westerners from the Muslim territory in the East and is forever associated with England’s King Richard the Lionheart. Both leaders of opposing religions fought over ...

Richard The Lionheart is a 2013 film, starring Chandler Maness as Richard The Lionheart, Malcolm McDowell as King Henry II and Andrea Zirio as Henry the Young. A sequel, Richard the Lionheart ...

Richard The Lionheart is a 2013 film, starring Chandler Maness as Richard The Lionheart, Malcolm McDowell as King Henry II and Andrea Zirio as Henry the Young. A sequel, Richard the Lionheart ...

Richard, the 'Lionheart', was born on 8th September 1157 at Oxford, son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine. He joined the Third Crusade to the Holy Land but returned to England when he heard of his ...

Steven Runciman’s profile of Richard the Lionheart, written at a time of impending crisis in Anglo-Cypriot relations, offers a nuanced and sensitive portrait, writes Minoo Dinshaw. St George only ...

Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton resigns as Prime Minister and is succeeded by Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford. 'Townshend duties' on imports into the colonies are repealed, except for the ...

Drawing on her brilliant new biography of a frequently forgotten Queen of England, Dr Gabrielle Storey explores the history and myth surrounding Berengaria, wife of Richard I, the Lionheart (king of ...