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Statue of Richard I of England

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👍👍 Richard the Lionheart had three battles against Saladin and the Muslim army: the battle at Acre; the battle at Arsuf; and the battle at Jaffa. Despite being vastly outnumbered by Saladin and his troops, King Richard and the Christian army were victorious in each of these conflicts. It was at the bat... People often mention Richard, King, England, Lionheart, battle, English, Saladin, statue, city, Jerusalem,


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  • 5/5 ɪᴏᴀɴ 5 months ago on Google
    Richard the Lionheart had three battles against Saladin and the Muslim army: the battle at Acre; the battle at Arsuf; and the battle at Jaffa. Despite being vastly outnumbered by Saladin and his troops, King Richard and the Christian army were victorious in each of these conflicts. It was at the battle at Acre that Richard earned the title of Lionheart. King Richard was unlike many of the kings throughout history, in that he himself would lead his army into battle and fight alongside his troops at the frontline, risking his life each time. His courage was unparalleled, and even his own enemies - such as Saladin’s high ranking officials (Baha al-Din) - were in awe and fear of this great king. Richard had been a soldier most of his life and, at only sixteen years of age, had led armies into battle and had victories fighting his enemies in England and France. Before the end of his third year as king, Richard had scattered far and wide the rays of his valour. In one day he took Messina, a city of Sicily, by force, and he subdued the land of Cyprus in a fortnight. Then came his victories against the Muslim armies at Acre, Arsuf and Jaffa. Some people criticise King Richard for his treatment of the three thousand captive Muslims at Acre, whom he ordered to be executed, however, he was left with little to no choice, due to the actions of Saladin, who had kept delaying the exchange that had been agreed with Richard. King Richard had asked Saladin to give back the Christian relic that had been taken in battle when Saladin had defeated the Franks at the battle of Hattin, a few years prior to Richard’s arrival, and which was believed to be part of the Cross that Christ had been crucified on. Saladin knew how much the Christians valued this item and believed that Richard and his army would not march onto Jerusalem without this holy relic in their possession, and so ultimately he made the decision to sacrifice the lives of three thousand of his own Muslim brothers, rather than return the Christian relic. King Richard had come to the Holy Land to capture Jerusalem back from the Muslims, and so he couldn’t just stay at Acre as month succeeded month, waiting perhaps endlessly. To leave so many fighting men in captivity at Acre would have entailed money, and a great many men would have had to guard them, and this he calculated was a cost that he could not bear. It’s true that Richard did not accomplish his mission of taking back the city of Jerusalem from the Muslims, however, this was due to taking council with the Franks - the Christians who had previously settled in Jerusalem and made it their home - who advised King Richard not to lay siege to the city. The problem was that most of the army would not be remaining in the land after the conquest. After taking back Jerusalem and fulfilling their pilgrim, they would have then returned to their homes in England and France, leaving the city to only a remnant of people. They simply would not have enough military power to hold on to the city after Richard and his troops had departed, and so it would have been quite pointless in the end to try to take Jerusalem back and not worth the risk.
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  • 3/5 Jeremy A. 5 years ago on Google
    Richard Coeur de Lion was the most famous English monarch and reigned in the United Kingdom from 1189 to 1199. However, I was very disappointed because it was impossible to admire this magnificent statue closely.
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  • 5/5 Chip V. 3 months ago on Google New
    Richard I (1157–1199) was King of England from 1189 until his death in 1199. He was the third of five sons of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine. Richard I is best known as Richard the Lionheart because of his reputation as a great military leader and warrior during the Crusades.
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  • 5/5 JocHapper J. 6 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Richard I: Richard I the Lionheart. Born in Oxford on September 8, 1157. Apja II. Henry the King of England, his mother, Eleonora of Aquitaine .1189. King of England from July 6 to his death, and IV. Richard was named Duke of Aquitaine. My favorite time to spend was wartime. After his coronation, he joined the III. To the Crusade, which committed no less than liberating the Holy Land from the oppressive rule of the Muslim hordes. In the words of British historian Steven Runciman, Richard the Lionheart: "He was a bad child, a bad husband, and a bad king, but at the same time a noble and magnificent warrior." He was fatally wounded on 26 March 1199. He died on April 6, 1199 in Châlus. (Original) I. Richárd azaz : Oroszlánszívű Richárd (Richard I the Lionheart ). Oxfordban született 1157. szeptember 8. – án . Apja II. Henrik angol király , anyja , Aquitániai Eleonóra .1189. július 6-tól haláláig Anglia királya , valamint IV. Richárd néven Aquitania hercege volt . Kedvenc idő töltése a háborúzgatás volt. Megkoronázása után , első teendőjeként csatlakozott a III. Keresztes Háborúhoz, amely nem kevesebbet vállalt, minthogy felszabadítja a Szent Földet a muszlim hordák elnyomó uralma alól. Steven Runciman, brit történész szavaival jellemezve Oroszlánszívű Richárd: "Rossz gyermek, rossz férj és rossz király volt, de ugyanakkor egy nemes lelkű és pompás harcos." 1199. március 26-án halálosan megsebesült . Châlus-ban 1199. április 6 .-án meghalt.
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  • 3/5 Charles B. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Statue of Richard Lionheart, Superb statue of the King of England. Good walk (Original) Statue de Richard Cœur de Lion, Superbe statue du Roi d'Angleterre. Bonne balade
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  • 5/5 Attila T. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) He was an adventurous ruler. He took part in many wars, it became a disgrace. It was hit by a French archer during a city siege and died of the infection. (Original) Kalandos életű uralkodó volt. Sok háborúban vett részt, veszte is ez lett. Egy francia íjász találta el egy várostrom során, a fertőzésbe halt bele.

  • 4/5 Nicholas S. 4 years ago on Google
    Four stars for the sculpture. I'm not judging the man

  • 5/5 Trevor M. 10 months ago on Google
    The Barons of the Cinque Ports on their way to King Charles III Coronation stopped to pay tribute to the first King whose Coronation the Barons can prove they attended.

  • 5/5 Oanh H. 7 months ago on Google
    Good 👍🏼

  • 5/5 Trevor DC G. 4 months ago on Google
    Richard the Lionheart. Another of my heroes growing up as a kid. Died sadly trying to besiege a castle in France I believe. After his death evil King John took over the English crown. In the time reputedly of the outlaw band led by a certain Robin Hood. April 6th 1199, English King Richard the Lionheart died at the age of 41, after being fatally wounded by a crossbowman while besieging the castle at Châlus-Chabrol in the wars into France. The young crossbowman was caught later by English soldiers, and on his deathbed Richard declared that he should be shown mercy. Once the king was dead however, his mercenary Captain Mercadier defied this final wish, having the young enemy crossbowman flayed alive, and then hanged. Following his tragic violent early death, Richard was carried to a place of Sanctuary, of Holy Christendom. And his remains buried there at Fontevraud Abbey with the father whom he had tormented before him into an early grave. His heart was removed by surgeon - the famed Coeur de Lion - and was separately buried with full honours befitting a King, at Rouen Cathedral in Normandy. It had been symbolically embalmed in frankincense, a substance present at both the birth and embalming of Christ and mentioned in the Holy Scriptures. 1190 𝐒𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐥𝐲'𝐬 𝐌𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 Richard I (the Lionheart) took Crusade with his knights to Jerusalem during the Third Crusade, invaded a hostile Sicily and took the key city of Messina. He was hardly at home in England for the majority of his rule upon the English throne. Yet in death was one of the most beloved and respected of the English Medieval Kings all.

  • 4/5 Anne B. 4 years ago on Google
    Beatiful statue

  • 5/5 Ian F. 2 years ago on Google
    Well detailed and elaborate statue of Richard I located directly out front of the Houses of Parliament. Gated off so you cannot get too close, but great from a distance none the less.

  • 5/5 Carpe D. 2 years ago on Google
    Great statue..

  • 5/5 Vasil L. 8 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) With a lot of health from me :) (Original) С много здраве от мене :)

  • 4/5 Ilya Z. 7 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Traditionally (Original) Традиционно

  • 4/5 Miguel G. 7 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) You can spend hours and hours circling and enjoying a wonderful urban landscape ... if the weather accompanies (Original) Puedes estar horas y horas dando vueltas y disfrutando de un paisaje urbano maravillloso... si el tiempo acompaña

  • 3/5 英語奇葩山雞哥 6 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) The founder of the Gorse Dynasty, Richard, is the third son of King Henry II of England and Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine. I have been well educated since childhood, learn Latin and be able to write poems in French and Provencal; not only that, I also actively participate in knight training, which can be said to be both civil and military. Richard has been involved in the royal civil war since he was 16 years old. In 1172, because of the parents' disharmony, the three brothers Henry Henry, Richard and Jeffrey stood on the side of their mothers and declared war on their father and John the landless king. The father-son battle lasted more than ten years. After the death of Henry II, Richard took the throne in July of the same year, calling him Richard I. King Richard I of England participated in the Third Crusade. He used various methods to raise the cost of war. He sold a large number of officials and barons, including bishops, and sold castles and villages. He demanded a huge price from the military personnel who wanted to exempt the expedition. He even declared that he would sell London as long as he had the right buyer. Richard's brother John, the landless king, used his brother's captive to plot a mutiny and take the throne. Walter defeated John with the support of Richard ’s loyal princes and London citizens. In March 1194, Richard returned to England, and John surrendered and was pardoned. (Original) 金雀花王朝的創始人——理查是英格蘭國王亨利二世與阿基坦女公爵埃莉諾的第三個兒子。從小受到良好教育,學會拉丁語並能夠用法文和普羅旺斯語寫詩;不僅如此,還積極參加騎士訓練,可以說文武雙全。 理查從16歲起,就捲入了王室的內戰,1172年,因為父母失和,小亨利、理查和傑弗瑞三兄弟站在母親一邊對父親和么弟無地王約翰宣戰。父子之戰長達十餘年。亨利二世死後,理查則於同年七月即位,稱理查一世。 英格蘭國王理查一世鄉參加第三次十字軍東征,他採取種種手段籌措戰爭費用,他大量賣官鬻爵(包括主教職位在內),出售城堡和村莊。他向欲豁免遠征的軍事人員索取巨額代價。甚至公然宣佈只要有適當買主,他願將倫敦賣掉。 理查之弟無地王約翰利用其兄被俘,密謀發動兵變叛亂,奪取王位。華特依靠忠於理查的諸侯和倫敦市民的支持,將約翰擊敗。1194年3月,理查回到英格蘭,約翰投降並得到赦免。

  • 4/5 Mr Bauwa S. 6 years ago on Google
    Excellent

  • 4/5 Tom B. 4 years ago on Google
    Lovely

  • 5/5 Maxime L. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Good (Original) Bien

  • 5/5 HaVoC T. 5 years ago on Google
    Nice

  • 5/5 Mariano 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) You can see beautifully interesting historical things from the Royal Family Tudor. Pure pure petition. (Original) Predivno je možete vidjeti zanimljive povijesne stvari od Kraljevske Obitelji Tudor. Ocjena čista petica.

  • 5/5 karrar I. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Is a magnificent Prussian statue of King Richard I of England and Normandy, known as the Lion Heart, the leader of the Third Crusade against Saladin, who ruled Richard Engelter for nearly 10 years from 1189 to 1199 AD (Original) هو تمثال فروسي رائع للملك ريتشارد الأول ملك انگلترا والنورماندي والملقب بقلب الاسد قائد الحملة الصليبية الثالثة ضد صلاح الدين الأيوبي والذي حكم ريتشارد انگلترا ما يقارب 10 سنوات من 1189 _ 1199🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  • 5/5 Adam A. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Statue of King of England called Richard the Lionheart, who is in front of Parliament in London. (Original) Pomnik króla Anglii Ryszarda zwanego Lwie Serce , który znajduje się przed Parlamentem w Londynie .

  • 4/5 Captain A. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Richard 1er Plantagenêt, dit Coeur de Lion, 3rd son of Henri II and Aliénor. He lived only a very short time in England being too busy with his Duchies of Normandy and Aquitaine as well as by the 3rd crusade in the Holy Land. Richard did not speak English, moreover it was French which was spoken at the court of the kingdom of England until Henry IV grandson of Edward III. The 100-year war between the English and the French, or more precisely the Plantagenets against the Valois, helped choose English as the official language at court. (Original) Richard 1er Plantagenêt, dit Coeur de Lion, 3ème fils d'Henri II et d'Aliénor. Il n'a vécu que très peu de temps en Angleterre étant trop occupé par ses Duchés de Normandie et d'Aquitaine ainsi que par la 3ème croisade en terre Sainte. Richard ne parlait pas l'anglais, d'ailleurs c'est le français qui était parlé à la cour du royaume d'Angleterre jusqu'à Henri IV petit fils d'Edouard III. La guerre de 100 ans qui oppose les anglais aux français ou plus précisément les Plantagenêts aux Valois a contribué a choisir l'anglais comme langue officielle à la cour.

  • 5/5 Fawzi G. 4 years ago on Google
    Like it

  • 5/5 Silvi B. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) The beautiful bronze equestrian statue is by the Turin sculptor Carlo Marochetti (1860)! (Original) La bella statua equestre bronzea è dello scultore torinese Carlo Marochetti (1860) !

  • 5/5 celestino s. 11 months ago on Google • 236 reviews
    Fabulous!…


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