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Richard I

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"Richard has come down in history as a gallant knight. How much do we really know about this individual?"


1. Richard was the son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine. Which child of this royal pair was he?
    the second born boy
    the eldest child
    the fourth child
    the eldest boy


2. Richard was known by the cognomen "the Lionheart". He also had another cognomen, also based upon a characteristic. What was it?
    Richard of Oxford
    Richard the Cruel
    Richard Yea and Nay
    Richard the Greedy


3. Richard was a leader in which of the crusades?
    Answer: (Two Words Do not use numerals)


4. When Richard went on crusade, whom did he nominate as his heir in case something happened to him while away?
    Geoffrey of Brittany
    Geoffrey of York
    John, Count of Mortain
    Arthur of Brittany


5. In order to raise money for his crusade, what action(s) did Richard take?
    He sold crown lands.
    All of these
    He awarded court verdicts on the basis of bribes.
    He sold charters to towns allowing them freedom from feudal obligations.


6. According to gossip, Richard had an affair with his feudal lord Philip II (Augustus) of France.
    True
    False


7. Richard had for twenty years been betrothed to Philip's half sister. As a result of the betrothal, she had been raised at the court of Henry II. Who was that lady?
    Alais (aka Alice and Alys)
    Matilda (aka Maud)
    Margaret
    Joan


8. What was the most significant difference between the third crusade and the first and second crusades?
    There was no significant difference.
    The crusaders took a number of women with them.
    The crusaders undertook to travel by sea.
    The crusaders attacked Constantinople.


9. One of the leaders of the crusades placed his banner along side that of Richard. This provoked a reaction on the part Richard's men, resulting in the tearing down of the offending banner. Whose banner caused offence?
    Duke Leopold of Austria
    Tancred of Sicily
    Philip II (Augustus) of France
    none of these


10. Who was the leader of the Muslim forces in the Third Crusade?
    Answer: (One Word)


11. Before leaving on the crusade, Richard made his brother John and his half-brother Geoffrey swear that they would not return to England for a three year period. John was later released from this oath as the result of the pleading of which person?
    John
    Philip II (Augustus)
    Eleanor of Aquitaine
    Isabella of Angloueme


12. Richard left authority in England divided between two justiciars. Hugh du Puiset, Bishop of Durham was made justiciar of the north. Who was appointed justiciar of the south?
    Geoffrey of York
    William Longchamp, Bishop of Ely
    William Marshall
    Richard of Clare, Earl of Pembroke


13. One of the reasons that Richard chose Berengaria of Navarre as his bride was the hope that the Navarese would act to protect Richard's territories in the Aquitaine. This in fact was true and Berengaria's brother assisted in the reconquest after Richard returned from the crusade. Who was her brother?
    Sancho VII
    Pedro the Cruel
    Sancho VI
    Sancho V


14. Upon his return, Richard commanded that his designated heir, Arthur, come to his court to be educated there. Arthur's mother, a strong willed woman who detested the Angevins, refused to allow this believing it was an attempt on the part of Richard to gain control of her son with the idea of eliminating him. Who was this woman?
    Joan of Sicily
    Eleanor of Castile
    Matilda of Saxony
    Constance


15. Richard was captured by Leopold, Duke of Austria, on his return from the crusade. Leopold had been angered by Richard's treatment of him during the battle of Acre and imprisoned him, although this was in violation of the crusader's oath. Prior to his being surrendered to Leopold's overlord, Emperor Henry VI, where was Richard imprisoned?
    Trifels
    Kaiserburg Nuremberg
    Durnstein Castle
    Worms


16. Upon his return to England and the re-establishment of his authority, Richard had a second coronation ceremony. Where did this ceremony take place?
    Woodstock
    Oxford
    Winchester
    London


17. Although William Longchamp was restored as chancellor upon Richard's return, he was not given the same authority that he had enjoyed when Richard left for the crusade. It was while exercising this authority, that he had been expelled from England. Richard made his Archbishop of Canterbury the chief justiciar, a position superior to that of chancellor. Who was this cleric?
    Hubert Walter
    Geoffrey
    Baldwin
    none of these


18. In order to protect the 'gateway to Normandy', Richard had erected a strong castle. Nicknamed the 'saucy castle', what was the name of this castle of which Richard was very proud?
    Chateau Martel
    Chateau Chinon
    Chateau Gisors
    Chateau Gaillard


19. Berengaria was the only English queen never to reside in England.
    True
    False


20. Where was Richard buried?
    Fontevrault
    Oxford
    Poitiers
    Worcester


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