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Coeur de Lion

American  
[kur duh lee-uhn, kœr duh lyawn] / ˌkɜr də ˈli ən, kœr də ˈljɔ̃ /

noun

  1. Richard I, meaning “lionhearted.”


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Thompson offered two perfect solutions: Twist and Shout and a prison lament from Richard Coeur de Lion sung in pitch-perfect 12-century French.

From The Guardian Jun. 21, 2010

No cement invasion barges had been invented when Crusader Richard Coeur de Lion captured the island of Cyprus in the Twelfth Century.

From Time Magazine Archive

General Alan Gordon Cunningham, a remarkable but pathetic document of defeat: On April 6, 1199, Richard Coeur de Lion died.

From Time Magazine Archive

The blood of Lionel Lee who fought with Richard Coeur de Lion ran in his veins.

From Time Magazine Archive

Further south, towards the Mediterranean basin, you might have seen a seaman being punished for gambling, under a law of Richard Coeur de Lion.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

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