Richard the Lionheart: King and Knight

by Jean Flori

Book Overview

Richard I, the Lionheart, remains forever (and perhaps wrongly) the mythical king of England who preferred to wage war than to rule over his empire. The familiar epithet conveys all the principal features of his indomitable character: courage, valor, prowess, the pursuit of glory, the thirst for fame, generosity in war and peace, a sense of honor combined with a sort of haughty dignity made up of both arrogance and pride. In this book, Jean Flori...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275993973
• ISBN13: 9780275993979
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.5" x 9.3"