Richard Lionheart

While waiting for everything on the blog to get set up, here's an interesting story of Richard the Lionheart of the Robin Hood legend fame.

From the Medievalists:

In April 1199, the French King, Philip II, thanked God for the providential death of his great rival: Richard I. Ever since the English king was freed from his prison in Austria in 1194, he had turned his war machine on the French, reclaiming the lands and castles that were taken while he was captive. Had he continued his relentless campaign, Richard might well have conquered the whole of France, and medieval history would have turned out quite differently.