Richard the Lion-Hearted
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In the legend of Robin Hood (see also Robin Hood), Robin and his men are loyal to the absent King Richard, rather than to his brother, Prince John.
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Later, as queen of England, Eleanor was the mother of two kings, Richard the Lion-Hearted and John.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2012
Henry was succeeded first by his son Richard the Lion-Hearted, hero of the Third Crusade.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2012
Richard the Lion-Hearted created another law in 1190 or so.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 25, 2011
As it was for Richard the Lion-Hearted, life seems always to have become most trying for Sister Aimee after a visit to the Holy Land.
From Time Magazine Archive
History embalms the memory of Richard the Lion-Hearted; here, too, our martyr finds loyal sepulture as Lincoln the tender-hearted.
From Our American Holidays: Lincoln's Birthday A Comprehensive View of Lincoln as Given in the Most Noteworthy Essays, Orations and Poems, in Fiction and in Lincoln's Own Writings by Schauffler, Robert Haven
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