No one knows for sure. In addition, sexual orientation can change over time. The facts: Richard fathered at least one illegitimate son in the early 1180s when he was in his md twenties. He was accused by one chronicler of participating in wartime rapes. He had a lot of rebellious vassals, and he was pretty ruthless in defeating them. read more
For 60 years academics have puzzled over the sexual orientation of Richard the Lionheart. Theories that the English king was homosexual were first suggested in 1948, stemming from a night he spent in the same bed as Philip II, king of France. read more