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Richard I: Securing an Inheritance and Preparing a Crusade, 1189-1191
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Humpert, Edward M.
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http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1275598926
Abstract Details
Year and Degree
2010, Master of Arts (MA), Ohio University, History (Arts and Sciences).
Abstract
Traditional assessments of Richard I’s first years on the throne treat him as a king interested only in draining the Angevin realm of men and money in the interest of the Third Crusade. Modern scholars still often consider Richard obsessed with combat, and disinterested with the protection of his inheritance. Richard apparently worked quickly to tear down all that his father, Henry II, had worked so hard to build up in the way of administration particularly in England. This thesis seeks to reassess Richard’s first years as king in order to correct the traditional narrative of Richard’s kingship. While Richard did make great effort to acquire funds and men for crusade, he also went to great lengths to establish the defense of his inheritance. Like any crusader, Richard had to establish the security of his lands in light of his upcoming absence. His dealings with family and his use of marriage diplomacy reveal a particular vision Richard had for his reign. That vision sought to break from the policies of his father, and to avoid warfare. While crusade ultimately shaped the rest of his reign, the actions Richard took in his first years display the course that Richard wanted his reign to take.
Committee
Miriam Shadis, PhD (Committee Chair)
Kevin Uhalde, PhD (Committee Member)
Robert Ingram, PhD (Committee Member)
Pages
71 p.
Subject Headings
History
Keywords
Richard I of England
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Angevins
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Philip II of France
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marriage diplomacy
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medieval kingship
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John I of England
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Eleanor of Aquitaine
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Henry II of England
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Third Crusade
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crusader
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Berangaria of Navarre
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Capetians
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Humpert, E. M. (2010).
Richard I: Securing an Inheritance and Preparing a Crusade, 1189-1191
[Master's thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1275598926
APA Style (7th edition)
Humpert, Edward.
Richard I: Securing an Inheritance and Preparing a Crusade, 1189-1191.
2010. Ohio University, Master's thesis.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1275598926.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Humpert, Edward. "Richard I: Securing an Inheritance and Preparing a Crusade, 1189-1191." Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1275598926
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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