Lionheart and Lackland: King Richard, King John and the Wars of ConquestJonathan Cape, 2006 - 578페이지 Anyone who has seen 'The Lion in Winter' will remember the vicious, compelling world of the Plantagenets: the towering, almost psychopathic Henry II, commander of the slaughter of Thomas a Becket, at war with both his wife, the formidable Eleanor of Aquitaine, and his sons (including the subjects of this remarkable book, Richard and John). And readers of the romance of Robin Hood will be familiar with the type-casting of Good King Richard, defending Christendom in the Holy Land, and Bad King John who usurps the kingdom in his absence. But how much do these popular stereotypes correspond with reality?
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... attack was coming . But nothing could stem the Christian fanatics . When Saladin's forces crossed the River Jordan into Lower Galilee on 1 May 1187 , a small force of Western knights , mainly Templars , engaged them at Cresson , two ...
... attack immediately . Sullenly Philip ordered the offensive anyway ; Richard's troops simply guarded the flanks and outer trenches against any Muslim counter - attack . As Richard had foreseen , the unilateral French assault failed ...
... attack . Once again the Muslims broke and fled . Lovingly Ambroise registered the names of the aristocrats among the ' happy few ' that stood with Richard that day : count Henry , the earl of Leicester , Bartholomew de Mortimer , Ralf ...