. A short history of England and the British Empire. tween red and yellow. His limbs ofRichardLwere straight and flexible, his arms somewhat long, and forthis very reason better fitted than those of most folk to drawor wield the In an age that admired chivalry, aking of Richards type was sure to win popularity; for the 1 Cheyney, No. 103. 2 The earlier Angevin (Plantagenet) kings, 1154-1399. Henry II, 1154-1189 Henry, died 1183 Richard I Geoffrey, died 1186 John 1189-1199 I 1199-1216 Arthur, died 1203 Henry III1216-1272 IEdward I1272-1307 IEdward II1307-1327IEdward III1327-1377IEdward
. A short history of England and the British Empire. tween red and yellow. His limbs ofRichardLwere straight and flexible, his arms somewhat long, and forthis very reason better fitted than those of most folk to drawor wield the In an age that admired chivalry, aking of Richards type was sure to win popularity; for the 1 Cheyney, No. 103. 2 The earlier Angevin (Plantagenet) kings, 1154-1399. Henry II, 1154-1189 Henry, died 1183 Richard I Geoffrey, died 1186 John 1189-1199 I 1199-1216 Arthur, died 1203 Henry III1216-1272 IEdward I1272-1307 IEdward II1307-1327IEdward III1327-1377IEdward the Black Prince,died 1376IRichard III377-I3993 Cheyney, No. 104. 94 THE CHURCH AND THE BARONAGE king was a mighty warrior and an excellent knight. As ageneral he was not wholly successful, though he was skillful insiegecraft and had thoroughly mastered the art of Richard was merely a royal adventurer whose joys weresought and found in battle and tournament; as a king he wasexpensive and of little worth. Only twice during the ten. Ceremony of Conferring KnighthoodFrom a medieval manuscript. years of his reign did he appear in England, and then fora few weeks or months only. The importance of Richardsreign for English history lies chiefly in the fact that by hisfinancial exactions and his neglect of the kingdom, he sowedwidely the seeds of discontent and rebellion which broughtforth a harvest of revenge in the reign of his successor John. 80. The Third For a king who wished to dis-tinguish himself in personal warfare, a magnificent opportunityappeared at the very outset of the new reign. It was nowalmost a century since the great wave of religious emotion thatculminated in the First Crusade had swept over the Third Now for the third time the sovereign of the churchCrusade. called all Christendom to arms, this time against the mighty Saladin, Mohammedan sultan of Egypt and Syria. 1 Gardiner, 161-162 RESULTS OF THE CRUSADES 95 Among the prince
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