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Richard Coeur de Lion   /rˈɪtʃərd kur di lˈaɪən/   Listen
Richard Coeur de Lion

noun
1.
Son of Henry II and King of England from 1189 to 1199; a leader of the Third Crusade; on his way home from the crusade he was captured and held prisoner in the Holy Roman Empire until England ransomed him in 1194 (1157-1199).  Synonyms: Richard I, Richard the Lion-Hearted, Richard the Lionheart.






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"Richard Coeur de Lion" Quotes from Famous Books



... lady," said De Bracy, "though you may think it lies too obscure for my apprehension. But dream not, that Richard Coeur de Lion will ever resume his throne, far less that Wilfred of Ivanhoe, his minion, will ever lead thee to his footstool, to be there welcomed as the bride of a favourite. Another suitor might feel jealousy while he touched this string; but my firm purpose cannot be changed by a passion ...
— Ivanhoe - A Romance • Walter Scott

... though I had been Richard Coeur de Lion, and recounted, before an admiring throng of listeners, how I had wandered with a young wife from my own distant country to fight the terrible Base; how I had slain them in a single combat, and bow elephants and lions were struck down like lambs and kids by my hands. That during my ...
— In the Heart of Africa • Samuel White Baker



Words linked to "Richard Coeur de Lion" :   Richard I, Plantagenet line, King of Great Britain, King of England, Plantagenet, Richard the Lion-Hearted



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