Richard The Lionheart was King of England from 1189 to 1199, although he only spent about six months in the country he supposedly ruled; he was completely focused on Europe and the Crusades and just used England as a source of revenue. Despite that, his reputation has remained high for 900 years and if he's thought of at all in England today, it's probably still with pride.
This song is attributed to him - it's even on wiki, so it must be true!
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Duke Leopold kept Richard prisoner at Dürnstein Castle. His mishap was soon known to England, but the regents were for some weeks uncertain of his whereabouts. While in prison, Richard wrote Ja nus hons pris or Ja nuls om pres ("No man who is imprisoned"), which is addressed to his half-sister Marie de Champagne. He wrote the song, in French and Occitan versions, to express his feelings of abandonment by his people and his sister. The detention of a crusader was contrary to public law, and on these grounds Pope Celestine III excommunicated Duke Leopold.
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