ABSTRACT
This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book looks at the way in which the crusades – and the Third Crusade in particular – because of the accretion of stories that have developed around Richard the Lionheart as a crusading hero, have become part of the collective British national memory. Borrowing Scott's title, this book will look at the way in which the crusades - and the Third Crusade in particular - because of the accretion of stories that have developed around Richard the Lionheart as a crusading hero, have become part of the collective British national memory. Kristin Skottki has written about the challenges posed by the way in which the crusading past has been recreated in the present, and Andrew Elliott has analysed contemporary references to the crusades in mass media for political and other purposes.
