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• Did Richard I Spend Christmas in Southampton?

  

  Richard the Lionheart. His name is synonymous with gallantry, chivalry and the Third Crusade. What an epithet for a medieval king! It’s much better than some of the other nicknames given for kings (for example, Aethelred the Unready ‘poorly-advised’ or William Rufus ‘red’ spring to mind). And yet, he had a peculiar relationship with England…

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  November 30, 2024

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