The Crusades

Posts in The Copybook tagged ‘The Crusades’

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Duet for a Captive King Sir Walter Scott

Legend tells how Richard the Lionheart’s favourite singer found where Leopold of Austria had stowed him.

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Richard Unchained Charles Dickens

A conspiracy of European monarchs sought to delay Richard the Lionheart’s homecoming long enough for John to steal his crown.

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The Lion and the Ant Clay Lane

Richard I thought a veteran Crusader and conqueror of Saladin could handle a few French peasants.

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