Richard, the 'Lionheart', was born on 8th September 1157 at Oxford, son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine. He joined the Third Crusade to the Holy Land but returned to England when he heard of his ...

Professor Robert Bartlett: King Richard the Lionheart had survived 10 violent ... After 11 days they were found starved to death. The son's cheeks had been eaten away by his ravenous mother ...