Richard the Lionheart

by Antony Bridge

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

Genres: History

259 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1990

About the author

Antony Bridge won a scholarship to the Royal Academy Schoot of Art in 1932 and earned his living as an artist until he joined the army in 1939. After the war he resumed his career as a painter but in the early 1950s decided to enter the Church and was ordained in 1955. From 1958 to 1968 he was Vicar of Christ Church, Lancaster Gate. He became Dean of Guildford in 1968 and retired in 1986.

Reviews

[Andrew Dockrill · Rating 3 out of 5]

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.

[Carole-Ann · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have a HB edition published by Grafton in 1989

[Ibtihaj Ali · Rating 2 out of 5]

I learned all about Richard The Lionheart