Medieval burn!

>Nevertheless, it has to be admitted that he [**King Richard the Lionheart**] retained the same cynicism about churchmen displayed by his mother in her prime. When the preacher [Fulk of Neuilly](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3e/Fulk_of_Neuilly.png) accused him of begetting three shameless daughters, Pride, Avarice and Sensuality, Richard was ready with a retort worthy of William IX: ‘I give my daughter Pride to the Knights Templars, my daughter Avarice to the Cistercians, and my daughter Sensuality to the princes of the Church.’ >No story illustrates more vividly how much he was a son after [Eleanor](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ed/Church_of_Fontevraud_Abbey_Eleanor_of_Aquitaine_effigy.jpg)’s heart, but, like her, he was no persecutor of clerics. ________________________ **Source:** Seward, Desmond. “Richard’s Return.” *Eleanor of Aquitaine*. New York: Times , 1979. 193-94. Print. ________________________ **Further Reading:** [Richard I of England / Richard Cœur de Lion (Richard the Lionheart) / Oc e No (Yes and No)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_I_of_England) [Aliénor d'Aquitaine / Alienora (Eleanor of Aquitaine)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor_of_Aquitaine) [Fulk of Neuilly](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulk_of_Neuilly)