Profile British military heroes. Richard the Lion`s Heart By Zabrodin.
Richard I of England (September 8, 1157 – April 6, 1199) was the king of England from 1189 to 1199. He is sometimes called Richard the Lion heart. Richard was the son of Henry II of England Eleanor of Aquitaine, two famous people in the history of England
In 1168 he became Duke of Aquitaine. He was one of the leaders of the third crusade against Saladin, which never actually succeeded. During his journey, he conquered Sicily and Cyprus. He fought in the Battle of Acre and the Battle of Arsuf. In the end, as he was unable to win back Jerusalem and dislodge the Muslims from it, he decided to return back home to England. He was considered a very brave and noble king, but he did not spend a lot of time in England - only sixth months of his eleven year reign were spent in his country. On his way back from the Crusade, Richard was captured by the Germans and the English people had to pay a huge ransom to set him free.
On his way back from the Crusade, Richard was captured by the Germans and the English people had to pay a huge ransom to set him free. March 26, 1199 during the siege of the castle naughty-Chabrol in Limousin Richard was wounded in the neck crossbow bolt by French knight Pierre Basile and April 6 died from blood poisoning at the hands of his 77 -year old mother of Eleanor He is buried at Fontevraud Abbey near Saumur in France, as are his father and mother
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