Reviews for Richard the Lionheart

The average rating for Richard the Lionheart based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2018-04-26 00:00:00 Kare Dicken I have a HB edition published by Grafton in 1989

Review # 2 was written on 2016-08-12 00:00:00 Steven Schwartz Richard the Lionheart is a very interesting king of history to read on. I personally find he is often ridiculed unfairly, saying that he was never in England which I believe was not in his fault as if he did not go he would have been criticized and made to feel shame for not answering the call of the cross. With regards to his treatment of his people for the time that he was there I thought he was a kind ruler for the most part. He was very good to his brother even though he should not have been. He was an excellent soldier even putting Saladin's military skills to the hardest of tests, as the Muslim army feared to face him toward the end of the campaigns. I found the book to be a very easy read, quite fun and the author had a good sense of humor. After reading John Gillinghams history of Richard which was very in depth and detailed I found this one covered the same information but it was far easier to follow and much more accessible but did not go into nearly as much detail. I personally think that this would not be the book to start off with if you want to know anything about Richard as it does not go into extreme detail and in doing so the author writes in the assumption that you already have a good grasp on his life and the events in it.