Background

This multi-genre research paper is on King Richard, Lion Heart. I knew little of him when I began the paper. I only knew of his death, and that’s what interested me. Such a supposedly great man had died in such a…. Undignified manner. At least that’s how it seems to be.
He was born, as far as we know on September 8 in 1157 in Oxford. His father was Henry 11, King of England and his mother was Eleanor of Aquitaine. He was known as the King, or Richard, the Lionheart. He had four brothers and three sisters. But he was thought to be his mothers’ favorite son.
In 1174, along with his brothers, he revolted against his father. In 1179 he conquered the fortress of Taillebourg. In 1179 his brother Henry the Young King died, leaving Richard as the eldest son. In 1188, with the help of King Philip of France he took over much of his fathers land and his father died soon after. Richard was crown king a few months later in September. He left for the Crusades in the summer of 1190 and was married in 1911 to Berengaria. He was taken prisoner in 1191 and remained so until 1194. He was hit by a young, revenge seeking bowman, a shot that later led to infection and killing him. He died April 6, 1199.