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Studies of Richard I include Kate Norgate, Richard the Lion Heart (1924, reprinted 1969), a very full, somewhat old-fashioned narrative, strongly based on chronicle and other recorded sources; John Gillingham, Richard the Lionheart, 2nd ed. (1989), a thorough work that presents a more favourable view of Richardās abilities; and Janet L. Nelson (ed.), Richard Coeur de Lion in History and Myth (1992), a collection of essays that deal with different aspects of his life and reign. F.M. Powicke, The Loss of Normandy, 1189ā1204, 2nd ed. (1961), is a brilliant survey of the Angevin empire on the eve of its disintegration that illustrates Richardās strategic and tactical skill. Amy Kelly, Eleanor of Aquitaine and the Four Kings (1950), offers a readable and informative narrative on the Angevin empire from the unusual viewpoint of Eleanor of Aquitaine, Richardās mother. Essential information, including dates of the kingās movement and lists of his charters, is presented in L. Landon, The Itinerary of King Richard I (1935, reprinted 1974). Timothy Reuter (ed.), Warriors and Churchmen in the High Middle Ages: Essays Presented to Karl Leyser (1992), contains an essay by John Gillingham on Richardās military skill. Ralph V. Turner and Richard R. Heiser, The Reign of Richard Lionheart: Ruler of the Angevin Empire, 1189ā99 (2000), draws on French and English sources to highlight Richardās greatness as a military leader and his skills as a politician and administrator.
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Anniversary information added. | Sep 04, 2026 | ||
| Modified link of Web site: Heritage History - Richard the Lion-Hearted. | Jul 07, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Apr 02, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: HistoryNet - Richard the Lionheart and the Battle of Jaffa, 1192. | Nov 14, 2025 | ||
| Questions and answers added. | Feb 14, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: PDXScholar - The Importance of Richard Lionheart in the Third Crusade (PDF). | Jan 30, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Potters Wax Museum - Richard I. | Jan 14, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Warfare History Network - Richard the Lionheartļæ½s Victory on the Road to Jerusalem. | Oct 22, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Nature - The embalmed heart of Richard the Lionheart (1199 A.D.): a biological and anthropological analysis. | May 27, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Apr 04, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: History Today - Birth of Richard the Lionheart. | Mar 27, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Ancient Origins - Richard the Lionheart ļæ½ The Crusader King. | Dec 04, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Spartacus Educational - Richard the Lionheart. | Oct 08, 2023 | ||
| Links added. | Jul 27, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Westminster Abbey - Richard I. | Mar 07, 2022 | ||
| Media added. | Jan 15, 2021 | ||
| In the discussion of his age at the time of his death, changed ā42ā to ā41.ā | Oct 05, 2020 | ||
| Add new Web site: Heritage History - Richard the Lion-Hearted. | Oct 18, 2019 | ||
| Media added. | Aug 30, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: World History Encyclopedia - Biography of Richard I. | Jan 10, 2019 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Dec 19, 2018 | ||
| Changed title of the "Assessment" section to "Legacy." | Nov 15, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: Historic UK - Richard Lionheart. | Oct 12, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: Britroyals - Biography of King Richard I The Lion Heart. | Oct 12, 2017 | ||
| Cross-references added throughout. | Aug 18, 2015 | ||
| Added video. | May 19, 2015 | ||
| Added new Web site: English Monarchs - Richard I the Lionheart. | Jul 18, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Catholic Encyclopedia - Biography of Richard I, King of England. | May 07, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: British Broadcasting Corporation - Biography of Richard I. | May 07, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Home of the Royal Family - Biography of Richard I Coeur de Lion. | May 07, 2007 | ||
| Media added. | Jul 07, 2006 | ||
| Article revised. | Nov 10, 2005 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 28, 1999 |