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When was the name “Lionheart” born? instagram.com/reel/DfNZtyCAa…

Wales wrote before 1188 about Richard: “hic leo noster, et plusquam leo, quartanae stimulo leonino more vexatur. Quo sic continue feremm tremit nec trepidat, ut et sui tremore mundum universum tremere faciat et timere.” -> this lion of ours, and he is more than a lion, is afflicted by the sting of quartan fever, in the manner of a lion <- Never mind the part about the quartan fever…. Wales wrote this before the crusade. It must be a reference to “lionheart” so the epithet existed before the crusade! This is huge.

I believe there’s a duty of every reader to question primary sources because a lot of times they were, to put it kindly, drunk writing. Newburgh, you make me very happy but what in the living hell are you talking about my friend? Were you even anywhere remotely close to these events?

In 1193, Richard the Lionheart was unlawfully captured on his way back from the Third Crusade and put on trial before a court stacked with his bitterest enemies, headed by Holy Roman Emperor Heinrich VI. The Imperial Diet. instagram.com/reel/DfKtXWCgm…

I’ve mentioned before that Richard’s immune system was trash, but after reading Newburgh (and recently coming across Gerald of Wales for the first time) I wanted to bring some continuity to the idea as I have mentioned it in this account before. We can infer that Richard was continually ill; Ambroise says as much, but I hadn’t found a source that translated that into anything beyond a simple "well, he was sick." The reason this stays so obscure is that I haven’t come across a biography that actually confronts it as a chronic illness. That's likely because so many biographers base their work on the Gesta, Ambroise, and Hoveden - all of which refuse to depict the King of England as anything less than superhuman. Gillingham is something else entirely, and while he does quote Wales in Richard I, he moves on quickly without delving into what it actually means. Newburgh is by far the most direct about it. He believes Richard genuinely doubted he would ever return from the Holy Land, which is why he liquidated his properties in London. Newburgh puts it down to his failing health: "- his system was so corrupted and consumed by a quartan ague, which he had endured for a long time, that he could not long exist in that disorder, and especially amidst labor so great." This is the key primary source that explicitly addresses the fact that Richard was living with a chronic illness while accomplishing everything he did. Frankly, it makes his whole achievements all the more impressive.

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Holy shit. I was watching this reaction of Deutschland and this lady who is a history professor said that Germany remained her of Richard and that’s insane. I love it. Germany is very pretty, and it’s a very lovely prospect that that’s the imagery that a historian associates with Richard. And yes I agree now that she mentions it - the armor is definitely anachronistic but the vibe is there.

André de Chauvigny is my favorite knight; but barely anyone knows him, so let us change that ❤️ instagram.com/reel/DfFaVG1AN…

I’m being consulted by an actual figurine maker over details regarding their Richard and Richard related products so they can be as accurate as possible. - I can make a living as a Richard consultant hey!

And suddenly everything I ever wanted found me ❤️ instagram.com/reel/De4xJhxg9…

You know what John did to Richard’s best friend after Richard died? The one who had fought for Richard since Ric was 15 years old? He starved him to death. A man who fought in the third crusade and remained loyal to Richard until the very end. Starved to death in a dungeon. Along with the rest of knights who defended Arthur. And then he killed Arthur. Indefensible.

Out of all the nations, Japan had to ~ try to ~ insult the one with the most centuries of accumulated aggression, and meanwhile they are… Japan.