Richard, the 'Lionheart', was born on 8th September 1157 at Oxford, son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine. He joined the Third Crusade to the Holy Land but returned to England when he heard of his ...

W hile many are familiar with the tales of Christian kings like Philip Augustus of France and Richard the Lionheart of England, who led the Third Crusade against Saladin, there is a mysterious ...

Richard wrote to Saladin during the Third Crusade, expressing his ‘sincere desire for peace and an end to this conflict’. Saladin did reply to Richard, but the exact contents of his letter are ...