Exclusieve Aanbieding The Troubadour’s Song: The Capture and Ransom of Richard the Lionheart – David Boyle

On his long journey home from the Third Crusade, Richard the Lionheart–one of history’s most powerful and romantic figures–was ship-wrecked near Venice in the Adriatic Sea. Forced to make his way home by land through enemy countries, he traveled in disguise, but was eventually captured by Duke Leopold V of Austria, who in turn conveyed him to Henry VI, the Holy Roman Emperor. Henry demanded a majestic ransom, and Richard’s mother, Eleanor of Aquitaine, raised the historic sum–one quarter of the entire we…