Was Richard the Lionheart a villian?
There’s a wonderful bit in Maid Marian and Her Merry men (Brilliant old kids TV series in the UK) where the locals hear that King Richard is about to return, and they all talk about how he’ll be handsome and brave and just… so when he arrives, they tell him how the people suffer under Prince John, and Richard turns to John and says, “I was worried about leaving you in charge, but you’ve done an excellent job!” That’s history for you. Didn’t know he was a homosexual – doesn’t bother me. But yes, he was a villain, one who didn’t deserve his reputation!
Richard was ostensibly the equivalent to todays terrorist, However because his uncle and his brother King John were equally villanious and because Richard had fought in the crusades he was perceived as being hollier than thou by the masses and so got away with many crimes one of which may have been the death of his mother Helen of Aquitaine by his own hand. PIty Helen died as from reading about her had she lived the course of History would have certainly been different as she herself was a force to be reckoned with. Robin of Locksley AKA Robin Hood was the saving grace for Brits as he saw through all the treachery and villany and in history he was never given much credit for saving what was left of the throne of England. Amen….. lol Hey why a thumbs down it is all true what I’ve written.
