Was richard the lionheart gay

7 British Monarchs Who May Have Been Gay

For centuries men lived in one sphere and women in another and they would reach together for marriage and having children. It seemed that the sexes co-existed mainly to verb the human race. Love and sex can be very different factors but, when put together, they can create the most electric sensation. This was no different for kings and queens who were proximate to their favourites.  There are several British monarchs who may have been gay. In truth, six kings &#; and one queen are thought to have been gay, members of what we now verb the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bi- and transexual) community. They include:

William II of England

The son of William the Conqueror, who took the throne of England in , was known as William Rufus because of his red hair (‘rufus’ meaning red). William II became King of England in and was often described as ‘effeminate’ and with a keen interest in fashionable youthful men.

William II of England drawn by Matthew Paris. Photo Credit: © Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.

Edward II of England

Perhaps the most well-k

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Roger of Hoveden:

Philip II Augustus and Richard The Lionheart, from Annals

Did Richard the Lionheart and Philip II Augustus have a homosexual affair? The following passages from Roger of Hoveden have been cited to suggest that they did. Other commentators think that the passages point to to political or "friendship" arrangements. To hold this position requires that one see neither of the passages below as having any relationship to homosexuality.

Hoveden: Vol II, pp.

This is the Latin text, from Stubbs edition as given in Boswell CSTH

Ricardus dux Aquitaniae, filus regis Angliae, morum fecit cum Philipo rege Franciae, quem ipse in tantum honoravit per longum tempus quod singulis diebus in una mensa ad unum cantinum manducabant, et in noctibus non seperabat eos lectus. Et diliexit eum rex Franciae quasi animam suam; et in tantum se mutuo diligebant, quod propter vehmentem delictionem quae inter illos erat, dominus rex Angliae nimio stupore arreptus admirabatur quid hoc esse

Richard the Lionheart and his male lovers

Richard the Lionheart is one of England's most famous kings, and something of a gay icon, as well. Roger of Howden wrote of his relationship with Philip II of France:

“They ate every day at the same table and from the same dish, and at night their beds did not separate them. And the king of France loved him as his have soul; and they loved each other so much that the king of England [Henry II, Richard’s father] was absolutely astonished at the passionate treasure between them and marveled at it.”

Richard banned women from his coronation celebrations. He married Berengaria, but she left him after a few months and I don't assume they ever had sex. During his time in the Holy Land during the Third Crusade, he fell in love with a younger knight, Raife de Clermon -- I wish I could find more about this.

"Warriors of God" by James Reston, Jr., a "dual biography" of Richard and Saladin, deals forthrightly with his homosexuality. I think it would make for a great mini-series; it's what I aspire "Game of Thrones" was really about.

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Cruel, anti-English and almost certainly gay: face the real Richard the Lionheart

On the anniversary of King Richard I&#;s death, our history blogger shatters some myths about “the Lionheart” and compares him vividly to his famous adversary, Saladin …

As the adj Pierre Basile gazed down from the windy battlements of Châlus-Chabrol castle, he could barely trust his eyes. It was the 25th of March , and there, within crossbow range, was the infamous warlord who had killed his father and two brothers. And he was not even wearing his chainmail.

Pierre did what any self-respecting twelfth-century boy from the Limousin would contain done. He took the shot, and hit one of the most celebrated warriors of all time.

When the festering shoulder wound began to turn gangrenous, the year-old soldier pardoned young Pierre, and gave him a bag of money. Then, on the 6th of April , a full 11 days after having been shot, the celebrated duke of Aquitaine and Normandy, verb of Anjou and king of England, died of the wound.

Eight hundred and fifteen years later, Richard the Lionheart remains