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Richard I

by Jacob ABBOTT (1803 - 1879)

Richard's Early Life

There are certain names which are familiar, as names, to all mankind; and every person who seeks for any degree of mental cultivation, feels desirous of informing himself of the leading outlines of their history, that he may know, in brief, what it was in their characters or their doings which has given them so widely-extended a fame. Consequently, great historical names alone are selected; and it has been the writer's aim to present the prominent and leading traits in their characters, and all the important events in their lives, in a bold and free manner, and yet in the plain and simple language which is so obviously required in works which aim at permanent and practical usefulness. This volume is dedicated to Richard I. (Summary from the preface of the book)

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Listen next episodes of Richard I:
Accession of Richard to the Throne , Berengaria , Difficulties , Fair Rosamond , King Richard at Messina , Preparations for the Crusade , Progress of the Crusade , Reverses , Richard Made Captive , The Arrival at Acre , The Battle of Jaffa , The Campaign in Cyprus , The Coronation , The Departure from Palestine , The Embarkation , The Fall of Acre , The Old Man of the Mountain , The Return to England , The Truce , Voyage to Acre