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Definition of Richard the Lion-Hearted
1. Noun. Son of Henry II and King of England from 1189 to 1199; a leader of the Third Crusade; on his way home from the crusade he was captured and held prisoner in the Holy Roman Empire until England ransomed him in 1194 (1157-1199).
Group relationships: Plantagenet, Plantagenet Line
Generic synonyms: King Of England, King Of Great Britain
Lexicographical Neighbors of Richard The Lion-Hearted
Literary usage of Richard the Lion-Hearted
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Historians' History of the World: A Comprehensive Narrative of the Rise by Henry Smith Williams (1904)
"... VIII Richard the Lion-Hearted. [1189-1199 AD] THERE is no instance in English
history where poetry and romance have so entirely succeeded in concealing ..."
2. Readings in Medieval and Modern History by Hutton Webster (1917)
"CHAPTER XII Richard the Lion-Hearted AND THE THIRD CRUSADE» MANY European
chroniclers, English, French, and German, have described the Third Crusade and ..."
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