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title: Tomb of Richard I of England, Fontevraud Abbey
author: Mark Cartwright
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11541/tomb-of-richard-i-of-england-fontevraud-abbey/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2022-08-16
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# Tomb of Richard I of England, Fontevraud Abbey

_Authored by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/)_

## Image File

[![Tomb of Richard I of England, Fontevraud Abbey](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11541.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11541.jpg)

## Image Caption

An effigy of [Richard I of England](https://www.worldhistory.org/Richard_I_of_England/) (r. 1189 - 1199 CE), popularly known as Richard the Lionheart, from his [tomb](https://www.worldhistory.org/tomb/) in Fontevraud Abbey in France.

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## About the Author

Mark is WHE’s Publishing Director and has an MA in Political Philosophy (University of York). He is a full-time researcher, writer, historian and editor. Special interests include art, architecture and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Cartwright, M. (2019, November 30). Tomb of Richard I of England, Fontevraud Abbey. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11541/tomb-of-richard-i-of-england-fontevraud-abbey/>
### Chicago
Cartwright, Mark. "Tomb of Richard I of England, Fontevraud Abbey." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 30, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11541/tomb-of-richard-i-of-england-fontevraud-abbey/>.
### MLA
Cartwright, Mark. "Tomb of Richard I of England, Fontevraud Abbey." *World History Encyclopedia*, 30 Nov 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11541/tomb-of-richard-i-of-england-fontevraud-abbey/>.

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