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 ...

The reign of Richard the Lionheart was one of the most eventful and colourful in England's long history. The third son of Henry ... time known to history as the Crusades. Featuring extensive ...

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 ...