The King's Minstrels: Richard I Lionheart's Strategic Use of Entertainment as Political Propaganda.
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: This paper examines how Richard I of England (1157–1199), known as the Lionheart, leveraged entertainment forms, including literary romances, troubadour culture, theatrical performances, and symbolic ceremonies, to craft a propagandistic image that bolstered his political authority, financed his military campaigns, and solidified his legacy, transforming his prolonged absences from England into a narrative legend, using entertainment as a sophisticated tool of statecraft and dynastic legitimization.
DOI: 10.17613/t26t5-f6306
Author: Romero Gomez, Paloma
Language: English
Subfield: Classics
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W6962805559
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