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Coeur de Lion

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

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

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

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

London, 1189: the coronation of King Richard Coeur de Lion.

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