Thoughts on Richard the Lionheart 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[Khaem]

His actual name was Richard Cœur de Lion and he was of the French speaking Norman's who ruled England. He prefered to spend more time in the levant fighting than live in England. He was also the cadaan version of Ana Arab and claimed the English royal family were decendants of King Solomon.

Richard I (8 September 1157 – 6 April 1199), known as Richard Cœur de Lion (Norman French: Quor de lion) or Richard the Lionheart because of his reputation as a great military leader and warrior, was King of England from 1189 until his death in 1199. He also ruled as Duke of Normandy, Aquitaine, and Gascony; Lord of Cyprus; Count of Poitiers, Anjou, Maine, and Nantes; and was overlord of Brittany at various times during the same period. He was the third of five sons of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine and seemed unlikely to become king, but his two elder brothers predeceased their father.

By the age of 16, Richard had taken command of his own army, putting down rebellions in Poitou against his father. Richard was an important Christian commander during the Third Crusade, leading the campaign after the departure of Philip II of France and achieving several victories against his Muslim counterpart, Saladin, although he finalised a peace treaty and ended the campaign without retaking Jerusalem.

Richard probably spoke both French and Occitan. He was born in England, where he spent his childhood; before becoming king, however, he lived most of his adult life in the Duchy of Aquitaine, in the southwest of France. Following his accession, he spent very little time, perhaps as little as six months, in England. Most of his reign was spent on Crusade, in captivity, or actively defending his lands in France. Rather than regarding his kingdom as a responsibility requiring his presence as ruler, he has been perceived as preferring to use it merely as a source of revenue to support his armies. Nevertheless, he was seen as a pious hero by his subjects. He remains one of the few kings of England remembered more commonly by his epithet than his regnal number, and is an enduring iconic figure both in England and in France.

 

[Khaem]

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[Bazed]

Funny how the English love him despite the fact he never ruled them. He was more French than anything and liked his French lands more than the whole kingdom of England. I remember reading that during the crusades he became friends with Salahuddin's brother and even wanted to take his son back with him to marry his relative. He's probably the most interesting kings of England and the one every likes to bring up.

 

[Yami]

He’s respectable

 

[Khaem]

Funny how the English love him despite the fact he never ruled them. He was more French than anything and liked his French lands more than the whole kingdom of England. I remember reading that during the crusades he became friends with Salahuddin's brother and even wanted to take his son back with him to marry his relative. He's probably the most interesting kings of England and the one every likes to bring up.

Yes the rulers of England were more French and distinguished themselves from the native peasantry. I find it funny how In history classes these figures are just seen as English royals and the Norman Conquests are only mentioned a few times without much attention to them.

 

[Bazed]

Yes the rulers of England were more French and distinguished themselves from the native peasantry. I find it funny how In history classes these figures are just seen as English royals and the Norman Conquests are only mentioned a few times without much attention to them.

Yeah it wasn't until Edward 3rd that English became the main identity of the royalty. The 100 year war against France did a lot to establish English identity into all aspects of the kingdom, the nobles no longer felt French and in turn became English. Henry IV was the first king to have English and his son Henry V might be the only other king to rival Richard the lion heart.