ENGLAND IN THE 11 TH-12 TH CENTURY 10 -B class Kara-Ivanov Vadim
Richard the Lionheart Richard was the third son of Henry II and was not seen as the main heir to the British throne. In the distribution of lands among his sons in 1172, Henry Richard Duchy of Aquitaine allocated.
Until his coronation future king of England visited only twice, spent all his time in his udele. 3 September 1189, Richard was crowned at Westminster Abbey and lived in England, 4 months, and then stopped for 2 months in 1194 and all. Pohod began in the spring of 1190, when a crowd of crusaders marched through France to the Mediterranean. Winter 1190/1191, Richard spent in Sicily.
In the spring of 1191, Richard arrived in Cyprus and took ego. Tam same Cyprus Richard played a magnificent wedding. Meanwhile, England began to receive news of atrocities by John, who ruled the country in the absence of the king. Richard, slowly return home, rejected the idea of the capture of Jerusalem, and signed a peace treaty with Saladin on unfavorable terms.
Finally in the spring of 1194, Richard landed in England. John did not dare to armed confrontation with his brother and obeyed him. March 26, 1199, returning home at dusk, no armor, Richard was deeply wounded by an arrow in the shoulder. The wound was not dangerous, but after an unsuccessful operation began septicemia, and 11 days later Richard died. Royal title was inherited by his brother John.