Richard the Lionheart: The Greatest King of England? | Medieval History Documentary

Is Richard the Lionheart England’s greatest king? Or its worst? Richard I was a soldier all his life, fighting against rebels in the ancestral lands of his mother, Eleanor of Aquitaine. His father Henry II never expected Richard to be King of England and Richard rebelled against him more than once. Richard is accused of not caring about England, preferring instead to run off to the Third Crusade to face Saladin in battles to save Acre and Jerusalem and the other Crusader States. After all, his greatest achievement is arguably the Battle of Arsuf, thousands of miles away from England. But are these accusations fair or accurate? Is Richard merely England’s crusader king? This medieval history documentary covers his whole life and separates the history from the legend that is Richard the Lionheart. *Please consider supporting the channel* Patreon ➜ PayPal ➜ Ko-fi ➜ *My Books* The Immortal Knight Chronicles Box Set 1 ➜ Vampire Crusader ➜ All my books on Amazon ➜ *My Links* Website Facebook: Twitter: Instagram: *Video Sources* Richard the Lionheart - John Gillingham ➜ Richard I - John Gillingham ➜ The Plantagenets - Dan Jones ➜ On Kings - David Graeber & Marshall Sahlins ➜ The above links include affiliate links which means we will earn a small commission from your purchases at no additional cost to you which is a way to support the channel. *Chapters* 0:00 Introduction 0:53 Richard’s Birth 2:22 Video Sponsorship 3:33 Richard’s Youth 14:53 Heir to the Throne 24:05 King Richard 33:32 Conquering Cyprus 39:15 Siege of Acre 47:29 Battle of Arsuf 53:00 End of the Third Crusade 57:06 Imprisoned 1:01:58 Richard’s Revenge 1:07:26 The Death of Richard the Lionheart 1:09:16 Richard’s Legend