Conquest and War

Conquest and War

1. The Third Crusade

   • Richard and Phillip were one of the first people to join the crusade
     • Richard left England on the 11 December 1189
       • Three months before this he had been preparing everything
         • Richard got all the resources for this together by selling sheriffdoms and lordships
   • Arrived in Acre on the 8th of June 1191
     • There he relieved the siege of Acre and won his first victory
   • Generally seen as a successful crusade
     • He advanced to within 12 miles of Jerusalem before calling off an attack

2. Conquered Cyprus in May 1191 on his way to the Crusade

   • Valuable base for the crusade

3. Retaking France

   • After Richard returned to England, he found it in a shamble
   • King Phillip had tried to retake some of the provinces owned by Richard
     • Richard defested Phillip in an encounter at Freteval in the summer of 1194.
       • Richard recovered all of the territories lost and refortified his existing castles with the knowledge gained form the Middle East