15 The King of England’s Prowess

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Map 1. Capetian and Plantagenet Lands in the 12th Century vii
4. Map 2. The Third Crusade, 1191–7 viii
5. Chart 1. The Plantagenets ix
6. Chart 2. The Capetians x
7. Introduction Richard: a ‘Roi-Chevalier’? 1
8. PART I Prince, King and Crusader
9. 1 The Early Years 21
10. 2 Richard the Younger Son, Count of Poitou (1174–83) 40
11. 3 Richard the Eldest Son, Duke of Aquitaine (1184–9) 57
12. 4 King Richard 76
13. 5 Richard in Sicily (1190–1) 93
14. 6 Cyprus and Acre 113
15. 7 Richard versus Saladin (1191–2) 132
16. 8 The Lion Caged (1192–4) 155
17. 9 Richard versus Philip Augustus (1194–8) 175
18. 10 The Death of the Lion (1199) 197
19. PART II A King as Mirror of Chivalry
20. 11 Richard’s Image and Chivalry 221
21. 12 Chivalry Imagined before Richard 244
22. 13 Richard and the Three Orders 264
23. 14 Chivalric Prowess 282
24. 15 The King of England’s Prowess 299
25. 16 Prowess in Outremer 315
26. 17 Royal Largesse 332
27. 18 Chivalric Conduct 348
28. 19 Richard and Women 370
29. 20 Richard and his Legend 397
30. Bibliography 415
31. Index 445