King Richard the Lion-Hearted led The Third Crusade and was king of England from 1189 to 1199.

King Richard the Lion-Hearted led The Third Crusade and was king of England from 1189 to 1199.

• A. The Second Crusade
• B. The Fourth Crusade
• C. The Third Crusade
• D. The First Crusade

Answer: (C)

Richard the Lionheart is famously linked to the Third Crusade, the effort mounted after Saladin recaptured Jerusalem in 1187. He became king of England in 1189, and he led the crusade from 1189 into the early 1190s. While the campaign achieved notable military feats and secured a treaty that allowed Christian pilgrims access to Jerusalem, the Crusaders did not retake the city itself. This makes the statement correct because it correctly names the crusade he led and the period of his kingship. The other crusades happened in different times—earlier or later—so they don’t fit the specifics of his leadership or his reign.

Richard the Lionheart is famously linked to the Third Crusade, the effort mounted after Saladin recaptured Jerusalem in 1187. He became king of England in 1189, and he led the crusade from 1189 into the early 1190s. While the campaign achieved notable military feats and secured a treaty that allowed Christian pilgrims access to Jerusalem, the Crusaders did not retake the city itself. This makes the statement correct because it correctly names the crusade he led and the period of his kingship. The other crusades happened in different times—earlier or later—so they don’t fit the specifics of his leadership or his reign.