Product Description: A revealing look at the dark side of England’s most celebrated monarch  When people think of Richard the Lionheart they recall the scene at the end of every Robin Hood epic when he returns from the crusade to punish his treacherous brother John and the wicked Sheriff of Nottingham...read more

Working simultaneously on two levels, Saladin represents the best kind of biography—a portrait of a man who is said to have made an age, and the most complete account we have to date of an age that made the man. Unlike biographies that focus on Saladin’s military exploits, especially the recapturing of Jerusalem from European Crusaders in 1187, Eddé’s narrative draws on an incredible array of contemporary sources to develop the fullest picture possible of a ruler shaped profoundly by the complex Arabian political environment in which he rose to prominence. The result is a unique view of the Crusades from an Arab perspective. Saladin became a legend in his own time, venerated by friend and foe alike as a paragon of justice, chivalry, and generosity. Arab politicians ever since have sought to claim his mantle as a justification for their own exercise of power. But Saladin's world-historical status as the ideal Muslim ruler owes its longevity to a tacit agreement among contemporaries and later chroniclers about the set of virtues Saladin possessed—virtues that can now be tested against a rich tapestry of historical research. This tension between the mythical image of Saladin, layered over centuries and deployed in service of specific moral and political objectives, and the verifiable facts of his life available to a judicious modern historian is what sustains Anne-Marie Eddé's erudite biography, published to acclaim in France in 2008 and offered here in smooth, readable English translation.

Product Description: Brings to life a turbulent period of history, and examines the religious fervor, motivations and ambitions of the crusading knights and their followers.

Product Description: The Estoire de la Guerre Sainte, an early example of vernacular chronicle, by the Norman poet Ambroise, presents an eye-witness account of the Third Crusade (1188-92) in a highly-polished rhetorical style. Central is the character of Richard the Lion Heart, Ambroise's hero, but the narrative is also enlivened by short anecdotes, sometimes heroic and sometimes more down-to-earth, about other participants...read more

Product Description: The Estoire de la Guerre Sainte, an early example of vernacular chronicle, by the Norman poet Ambroise, presents an eye-witness account of the Third Crusade (1188-92) in a highly-polished rhetorical style. Central is the character of Richard the Lion Heart, Ambroise's hero, but the narrative is also enlivened by short anecdotes, sometimes heroic and sometimes more down-to-earth, about other participants...read more

Traces the life and accomplishments of the twelfth-century English king, warrior, and crusader known as the Lionheart.

Chronicles the events surrounding the capture and release of King Richard I during the twelfth-century Third Crusade, describing the ransom delivered by Eleanor of Aquitaine that represented one quarter of England's wealth and the subsequent legend that evolved about the singing troubadour, Blondel. By the author of The Sum of Our Discontent.

Provides historical context about the Angevin Empire - the vast lands owned by Richards's family in England and France; the feudal system operating in Europe at that time; the code of chivalry for all Christian knights; the pilgrimages of the Holy City of Jerusalem; and Richards's early life.

Product Description: New in paperIn a biography as compelling and controversial as its subject, Richard I of England, comes bursting to vivid life. Richard's personality was as imposing as his legend, and his far-ranging adventures make fascinating reading...read more

Tells the tale of one of the most peculiar incidents of medieval history, and the background to the real Blondel and his fellow troubadours. This title also talks about the courts of love, the Holy Grail, emergence of gothic cathedrals like Notre Dame and Chartres, and the moment of tolerance in the West when Europe shared a language, and more.

Relates how King Richard I of England and his troops nearly wrested Jerusalem from Muslim leader Saladin and the Saracens during the Third Crusade in 1191 A.D.

The story of the Third Crusade, and the two men who dictated its outcome: Saladin, hero of the Islamic world, and Richard the Lionheart. Richard and the King of France led a European army of several hundred thousand warriors, but Saladin's manoeuvres resulted in the crusaders' retreat.

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Product Description: In recent times it has been fashionable to disdain the reign of King Richard I. Serious historians apply differing standards to the history of Richard's reign than popular ones. This study clarifies his position and reign using modern analytical tools. (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Discusses the geopolitics of Europe and the Middle East at the time of the Third Crusade (view table of contents)

Product Description: This is the translation of the "Itinerarium Peregrinorum et Gesta Regis Ricardi", which includes all 6 books, maps, an introduction and a bibliography and index.

Portrays the life of Richard I in the context of his own time and culture