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Was Richard I a good King?
L.O:
1. Describe what makes a good king
2. Write an assessment of Richard I for a
‘Horrible Histories’ book
Good King
Bad King
Brave
Warrior
A failure
at the
Third
Crusade
Richard I – Fact file
Born: 1157
Birthplace: Oxford
Crowned: 1189
Died: 1199
Location of death: Chalus, France
Cause of death: War
Remains: Buried, Fontevraud Abbey, Fontevraud, France
Nickname: The Lionheart
What was the Third
Crusade?
In the twelth to sixth century,
the Muslims began to fight
the Frankish invasions. By
the 1180’s /570’s under the
leadership of Saladin they
won back Jerusalem and
most of the Holy Land. In
response the Christians
launched the Third
Crusades. This became a
struggle between two great
leaders: Saladin and Richard
I of England.
Who was Richard I?
Richard I was one of the great knights of
the Middle Ages. He was strong,
courageous, physically suited for warfare.
Richard rode well, fought well and showed
himself to be a good field commander. He
was tall and handsome. His contempories
could not fault him and called him ‘the
Lionheart’.
Richard I earned the title ‘Coeur-deLion’ or 'Lion Heart' as he was a brave
soldier, a great crusader, and won
many battles against Saladin, the
leader of the ‘Saracens’ who were
occupying Jerusalem at that time.
It appears that he hadn’t much interest
in being king …in his ten years as
monarch he only spent a few months in
England, and it is doubtful that he
could actually speak the English
language. He once remarked that he
would have sold the whole country if he
could have found a buyer. Fortunately
he couldn’t find anyone with the
necessary funds!
Richard:
"He was tall in stature, of shapely build, with hair
between red and yellow. His limbs were straight and
flexible; his arms somewhat long; he had long legs."
This was written at the time of the Third Crusade
"A very powerful man, of great courage and spirit. He
fought great battles and showed a burning passion for
war. The king was indeed a man of wisdom,
experience, courage and energy.......excitable, brave
and clever."
This was written by Baha', a Muslim writer, during
the Third Crusade
What evidence is there to suggest that Richard I
was a brave man?
Do you think Saladin was a good or bad
Saladin person?
Once in battle against Saladin’s armies Richard’s horse
fell from under him. Saladin saw this and sent a servant
out with two new horses and a message ‘ a gift from
one king to another’
"Richard (the Lionheart) fell ill with a fever and
appealed to Saladin to send him pears and
peaches. Saladin sent him fruit and snow from
the mountains to cool his blood" The was
written by Bailey and Wise in 1969
There are two reasons. First, Saladin was a strict
Muslim. One of the main beliefs of Islam is that
Muslims should help those in need. Secondly,
Saladin could send his men into Richard's camp
with the supplies and spy on what he had in
terms of soldiers, equipment etc.
Richard organised a truce with Saladin
– pilgrims from the west would once
again be allowed to visit Jerusalem.
Neither Richard or Saladin really liked
the truce but both realised that they
were unlikely to be able to totally defeat
the other side.
Although Richard’s main aim was to
capture Jerusalem may cause him to be
seen as a failure, but the fact that he
helped bring peace means that he is
also seen as a hero!
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Source
Suggests
Source B: The Muslim
writer Baha wrote about
Richard I while the Third
Crusade was going on:
"A very powerful man,
of great courage and
spirit. He fought great
battles and showed a
burning passion for war.
The king was indeed a
man
of
wisdom,
experience,
courage
and
energy.......excitable,
brave and clever."
Purpose
Source C: This
was written in
1965 by L Du
Garde Peach
"Richard
was
not a good king.
He cared only
for his soldiers.
But
he
was
brave, and loved
a brave man."
Written by:
Source D:
Taken
Historic UK website
from
‘It appears that he hadn’t much
interest in being king …in his
ten years as monarch he only
spent a few months in England,
and it is doubtful that he could
actually speak the English
language. He once remarked
that he would have sold the
whole country if he could have
found a buyer. Fortunately he
couldn’t find anyone with the
necessary funds!’
In pairs, your task is to produce a page for a ‘Horrible Histories’ book on
Medieval Kings:
• A basic factfile
• What kind of King was Richard I
• Was Richard I a brave Warrior?
• Was the Third Crusade a failure?
• Think about the style of Horrible Histories books
Saladin (1138-1193), a Kurdish ruler of
Egypt and Syria, is known in the West
for his opposition to the forces of the
Third Crusade and for his capture of
Jerusalem.