| Description |
224 pages : illustrations (some color), facsimiles, genealogical table, maps, portraits, (some color) ; 26 cm |
| Series |
[Kings and queens of England] |
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Kings and queens of England
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| Contents |
Fathers and sons, 1157-87 -- Taking the cross, 1187-90 -- Winter in Sicily, 1190-1 -- The siege of Acre, 1191 -- Road to Jerusalem, 1191-2 -- Crusaders and assassins, 1192-3 -- Prisoner in Germany, 1193-4 -- The last war, 1194-9 |
| Summary |
The enduring image of Richard Coeur-de-Lion is of the warrior king, the crusading knight, the prince of troubadours...Yet this image presents only one aspect of Richard's character. For he was not only a chivalrous knight, but also a cautious general, planning the details of his strategy and siege warfare with infinite care |
| Analysis |
England Richard I, King of England Biographies |
| Notes |
Col. ill. on lining papers |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: page 221 |
| Subject |
Richard I, King of England, 1157-1199.
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Richard, King of England I, 1157-1199
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Richard, King of England. I
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Crusades -- Third, 1189-1192.
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| SUBJECT |
Great Britain -- History -- Richard I, 1189-1199.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056750
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Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056863
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| LC no. |
73161685 |
| ISBN |
0297995723 |
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