Richard I

by Thomas Asbridge

Book Overview

Richard I's reign is both controversial and seemingly contradictory. One of England's most famous medieval monarchs and a potent symbol of national identity, he barely spent six months on English soil during a ten-year reign and spoke French as his first language. Contemporaries dubbed him the 'Lionheart', reflecting a carefully cultivated reputation for bravery, prowess and knightly virtue, but this supposed paragon of chivalry butchered close...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0141989939
• ISBN13: 9780141989938
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: Penguin Group
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.3" x 7.0"