Richard the Lionheart by Ivan Berryman [Postcard]

Artist: Ivan Berryman [browse all Ivan Berryman]

Richard the Lionhearts tactical skills and military training
played a substantial role in the capture of Acre in 1191 by
the Crusaders. Richard the Lionheart was up against a great
leader in Saladin and the crusades did not always go his way.
After he negotiated the Treaty of Jaffa with Saladin and secured
the granting of special rights of travel around Palestine and in
Jerusalem for Christian pilgrims, Richard the Lionheart started
his journey back to England in 1192. He was shipwrecked, and
captured by the German Emperor Henry VI, only being released after
a 150,000 mark ransom was paid, this was raised by taxes in England.

Postcard Size:  6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm)