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Year 8 History
Richard I

Last updated 2 May 2025

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This page has been created to support Year 8 HASS students with their inquiry task on Medieval Heroes and Villains.

Watch this video to find out about Richard I.

Pegasus Entertainment Ltd. (2010, October 29). Richard the Lionheart [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQsrJN0sCMg

Use these terms to search the catalogue, eResources or the Internet.

Richard I
Richard the Lionheart
Richard Coeur de Lion

Important!

Make sure you understand what the crusades were for this topic. Use the following resources to help with this.

What were the crusades? (n.d.). BBC Bitesize. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zmbmp9q

What were the crusades? (article). (n.d.). Khan Academy. https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/medieval-world/x4b0eb531:the-crusades/x4b0eb531:a-beginner-s-guide-to-the-crusades/a/what-were-the-crusades

Print Resources

Below is a small selection of print resources that include information about Richard I. You can locate these using the shelf Call No indicated. You will also find more resources by searching the Library Catalogue using your keywords.

941.032092 BAN
Banham, D. (2016). The reigns of King Richard I and King John, 1189-1216. Hodder Education.

941.032092 RIC
Drummond, A. (1998). Richard the Lion Heart. Green Barrow.

941.032092 RIC
Harkins, S. S., & Harkins, W. H. (2009). The life and times of Richard the Lionheart. Mitchell Lane.

More non fiction books

941.03 PUR
Purser, T. (2004). Medieval England 1042-1228. Heinemann.

eBooks

eBook
Robinson, T. (1999). The Hutchinson book of kings and queens. Hutchinson.

eBook
Kings and queens: a royal history of England and Scotland. (2001). Dorling Kindersley.

eBook
Zohorsky, J. R. (2003). Medieval knights and warriors. Open Library.

This ebook is available from the Open Library website. You will need to create a free account to borrow and read the book.

eResources

Use your keywords to search the following eResources.

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Websites

Search the catalogue for appropriate websites or use the websites listed below. If you search the Internet on your own, you will need to evaluate the websites using the CRAAP method.

Johnson, B. (n.d.). Richard Lionheart. http://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/Richard-Lionheart/

Snell, M. (2015). Richard the Lionheart. https://www.thoughtco.com/richard-the-lionheart-1789371

Cavendish, R. (2007). Birth of Richard the Lionheart. http://www.historytoday.com/richard-cavendish/birth-richard-lionheart

Hope, J. (2015). 8 things you (probably) didn’t know about Richard the Lionheart. http://www.historyextra.com/article/medieval/8-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-richard-lionheart

Videos

English Monarchs Animated History Documentary. (2022, August 5) Richard I. [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyM_EtWk16E

Historical Curiosities. (n.d.) Richard the Lionheart – The Story of the Great English Crusader King. [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c46t83CD6lo

References

Richard I Coeur de Lion[Image]. (n.d.). https://www.royal.uk/richard-i