Book received from NetGalley.

Another reprint of a much older book by Endeavor Press. This book mainly uses journals, material lists, ship manifests and church documents to give an idea of what Richard I aka Richard the Lionheart went through to keep his promise to follow the cross and free Jerusalem. I was particularly interested in the section, small though it was, on what happened during his capture and King John's first chance at governing the kingdom. It's not written how modern history books for the general public are written and I think some people will not like it due to that. I definitely like it as a research book since so many materials are printed verbatim in the book.

Taken from an 1889 account of Richard I's Crusade, this is heavy on fact and very light on fiction. A scholarly and precise telling of this important event in history. Nevertheless, a very accurate and interesting book.

3 stars

This book was first published in 1889. I overlooked that when I picked this book to read.

This is a very dense, very literate account of Richard I and his assorted followers during his time in the Near East battling Saladin and his fighters in about 1199. It is not a story or a historical novel. It is, instead, a very dry account of Richard’s time in Egypt, what is now Syria and so on. The language is very stilted.

I was looking for something a little lighter or more relaxing. This book is very hard work.

I want to thank Netgalley and Endeavour Press/Albion at any rate for forwarding to me a copy of this book to read.