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Richard I

First published: 1857
Pages: 209

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King Richard's Mother
27:23
Richard's Early Life
21:36
Fair Rosamond
15:35
Accession of Richard to the Throne
17:32
The Coronation
12:31
Preparations for the Crusade
14:37
The Embarkation
20:14
King Richard at Messina
30:33
Berengaria
20:37
The Campaign in Cyprus
28:59
Voyage to Acre
10:29
The Arrival at Acre
10:15
Difficulties
6:07
The Fall of Acre
25:07
Progress of the Crusade
23:56
Reverses
24:40
The Old Man of the Mountain
21:52
The Battle of Jaffa
13:53
The Truce
8:32
The Departure from Palestine
7:17
Richard Made Captive
10:32
The Return to England
14:19

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Jacob Abbott told the story of Richard the Lionheart for the illustrated biography series he and his brother built for young readers, which Harper renamed Makers of History in 1900. The book opens with Richard's mother, Eleanor of Aquitaine, and his early years, then follows his accession in 1189, his coronation, and the crusade that made his name. Abbott tracks the embarkation, the winter at Messina, the campaign in Cyprus and the wedding to Berengaria there, the fall of Acre, the battle of Jaffa, and the truce with Saladin, ending with Richard's capture on the journey home and his ransom and return to England. He writes as a storyteller rather than an analyst, pitching the account at general and younger readers without talking down to them. A clear first door into the Third Crusade.

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Jacob Abbott

Jacob Abbott (1803-1879) was an American author, educator, and Congregational minister, born in Hallowell, Maine, and trained at Bowdoin College and Andover Theological Seminary.