Richard the Lionheart - Antique Finish Chess Set. The enigma that is Richard the Lionheart, born in Oxford at the heart of England, yet never spoke other than Norman French. At the forefront of the Crusades yet left the government of England largely to his brother John. This set in an antique finish of ebony and ivory reflects the chivalric ideas of the end of the twelfth century.
Weight: 1.1kg

King - Richard the Lionheart
Queen - Berengia, daughter of King of Navarre
Knight - A mounted horseman of the period
Bishop - Robert Grosseteste, Bishop of Lincoln
Castle (Rook) - A simple Norman Round Tower
Pawn - Soldiers of the Royal Angevin Bodyguard
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