Lionheart
Binns, Stewart2013
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Richard of Aquitaine, the third son of King Henry II, is developing a fearsome reputation for being a ruthless warrior. Arrogant and conceited he earns the name Richard Lionheart for his bravery and brutality on the battlefield. After the death his brothers, Richard's impatience to take the throne, and gain the immense power that being King over a vast empire would bring him, leads him to form an alliance with Philip II, King of France. After invading his father's lands on the Continent, Richard Lionheart goes on to defeat the King's army at the tumultuous Battle of Ballans. Taking his place on the throne he begins his bloody quest to return the Holy Land to Christian rule.
Main title:
Lionheart / Stewart Binns.
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Imprint:
London : Penguin Books, 2013.
Collation:
ix, 547 pages : illustration (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 20 cm
ISBN:
9781405913607 (pbk)9781405913614 (ebook)
Dewey class:
823.92
Language:
English
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BRN:
1076125
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