**_NEW YORK TIMES_ BESTSELLER** **"The great Crusader king Richard the Lionheart comes alive in all his complex splendor in this masterpiece of medieval tapestry." --Margaret George ** **** A.D. 1189. After the death of his father, Henry II, and the early demise of two of his brothers, Rich
Lionheart
β Scribed by Binns, Stewart;King of England Richard I
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 529 KB
- Series
- Making of England 4
- Category
- Fiction
- City
- Great Britain,Great Britain.
- ISBN
- 1405913614
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β¦ Synopsis
Lionheart is the latest historical adventure novel from Stewart Binns, covering the extraordinary life of King Richard the Lionheart. Richard of Aquitaine, the third son of King Henry II, is developing a fearsome reputation for being a ruthless warrior. Arrogant and conceited he earns the name Richard Lionheart for his bravery and brutality on the battlefield. After the death his brothers, Richard's impatience to take the throne, and gain the immense power that being King over a vast empire would bring him, leads him to form an alliance with Philip II, King of France. After invading his father's lands on the Continent, Richard Lionheart goes on to defeat the King's army at the tumultuous Battle of Ballans. Taking his place on the throne he begins his bloody quest to return the Holy Land to Christian rule.
β¦ Subjects
Great Britain
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