The Crusades Page #2

Richard,

by the grace of God,

King of England...

Duke of Normandy

and Aquitaine,

Count of Anjou.

Cousin Philip.

Welcome to Windsor

and to England.

The greetings of France.

Oh, the Lady Alice.

I am not accustomed

to waiting, Richard.

Even for a betrothal kiss.

Well, let's postpone it.

Well,

what other guests have we?

Conrad, Marquis of Montferrat

and my friend.

Then he is mine.

England gives welcome

to Montferrat.

I understand now, sire,

why men call you

the Lion-Heart.

Well, why are we all so glum?

Come on, wine, music.

Ho, lads, wine!

Blondel, song.

Richard, we've come to...

You have not heard

my troubadour, have you?

Shall it be of love?

No, no, no. Hunting.

And why not of love?

Come, Richard.

We'll pledge to my sister,

Alice.

What's the cross,

Cousin Philip?

The sign of the Crusade.

The Crusade?

I go to Holy War

in Palestine.

A miracle is happening,

Richard.

Men are arming everywhere

for our Christian faith.

Emperor Barbarossa of Germany

has taken the cross.

So has Leopold of Austria.

And Hugo of Burgundy goes.

Well, let them go.

I've no love for monks

and shave-pates.

And I'm content in England.

And France.

You realize why we've come,

Richard, Alice and I?

How long do you propose

to honor us here?

My time is short.

And so I give you happiness,

Richard...

in your marriage

to my sister.

I've no wine left,

Philip.

I can't drink that toast.

The pledge of marriage

was given by your father.

Yes, but Alice and I

were just children then.

The late king, your father,

desired this alliance

with France.

Philip, you know

that the late king,

my father, and I...

seldom agreed on anything.

The Lion squirms in the net.

Richard of England...

do you refuse to wed

the Princess of France...

to whom you are pledged?

Sire, there's a great crowd

at the outer gate.

They seek the King.

Well, let them in!

You'll answer me!

Yes, yes, Philip.

Later, later.

Open the gates.

Open the gates, I say.

Richard!

You will get an excellent view

from the balcony.

Open the gates!

The Hermit is here.

Let the Holy Man through.

Oh, ye men of England...

the kings and the peoples

of every other land...

are going forth to war

for the cross.

Will you close your ears

to the cry of Christendom?

No!

Do you fear to die

where Christ, our Lord,

suffered...

to give you life

everlasting?

No!

Never!

Will you turn from him...

now that he is being

crucified again?

Behold,

in the City of His Sorrow...

darkness falls again

upon the Mount of Calvary.

Will ye deny him now?

No!

Never!

Come to the army of the cross.

Lift up your swords,

not for lust or gold...

but for the Lord, our God.

Come, ye men of England.

Take the cross

to your heart...

that ye may find

the real, true cross.

That man's inspired!

Now shall the son depart

from the father...

and the husband from the wife.

Many who go shall not return.

Therefore,

all other earthly promises

and vows are wiped away.

By the devil's teeth,

I see the way out!

Father!

The King! Make way

for the King! Stand back!

King Richard.

God bless you, Richard.

Good father,

do I hear it right?

The taking of the cross

will cancel a pledge?

No other pledge shall bind one

who has taken

the Crusader's Oath.

Then give me the Oath.

Richard of England,

will you join the Crusade,

forsaking all else?

Yes,

I will renounce everything.

Even the lovely woman

to whom I'm pledged.

Richard of England...

do you swear

you will not lift your hand...

against any other

who wears the cross?

That you will not turn aside

from the Crusade...

until the Holy City

is again free?

I swear.

Give me the cross.

You can lie to yourself,

Richard...

you can lie to me...

but you cannot lie to God.

This cross will humble you,

Richard.

It will burn into your heart

till your pride

is in the dust.

The King takes the cross!

That settles Philip.

But not the Lady Alice.

What is she going to do?

Father, give me the cross.

Alice of France...

No!

This is work for men!

Work for all Christians,

men and women.

Work for men

and only for men.

I'll get you knights,

I'll get you men-at-arms...

yeomen, esquires, grooms,

cooks, blacksmiths...

I'll even get you a minstrel.

Here, Blondel!

Sire!

Alice of France...

do you swear

you will not lift your hand...

against any other

who wears the cross?

Let me through to the King.

I have the King's sword!

Hear it ring!

Oh, men of England,

the battle cry has sounded.

England is at war!

Mother, I must go.

Alan, my boy,

you may never come back.

Mother, I may touch the wood

of the true cross.

Out with your steel, men,

for the Crusade!

For the Crusade!

Good father,

consecrate these swords

to the service of England.

To the service of God.

Amen.

Let God's blessing

be upon these swords.

May they rescue the tomb

of Christ our Lord.

May they restore

to his people...

the cross on which he died.

Amen.

Check.

The fire burns low.

An eventful day,

my princely friend,

an eventful day.

You may have won a throne.

Check.

You're a treacherous man,

Montferrat.

In good company, John.

Check.

John, supposing your brother,

Richard, does not return...

from this Crusade?

Well, hazardous business,

these Crusades.

Many will be killed.

Even kings.

By the infidels?

Yes, of course.

By the infidels.

Check.

Then I would be

King of England.

And marry Alice of France.

Would England and France

when the Crusade is won...

make me King of Jerusalem?

Yes.

Sire.

You know, John...

I have the direst

premonition tonight...

that your lion-hearted brother

will never return to England.

In fact, I can give you

my word for it.

Raise the standard

of France!

Forward!

Raise the standard

of England!

Leicester!

The knights are mounted,

sire!

Sound the trumpets.

The Crusade goes forward!

# Onward Ho!

To conquer the foe #

# On for the God

and faith we know #

# Bearing the sword

of the Lord

The Sword #

# Not into war for glory #

# We fight for God

and the King #

# Die though we might

For God and the King #

# Even to the last Crusader #

# We stand for the Lord,

our God #

# Death or life

may Christ attend #

# Holy cross

and tomb defend! #

My love goes with you.

# Bearing the sword

of the Lord

The sword #

# Thy holy power leading #

# Our lives

we pledge unto God #

# Danger or foe

we charge unheeding #

# Even to the last Crusader #

# We stand for the Lord,

our God #

Goodbye, darling.

You will come back?

Yes, darling.

# For God and the King #

# Even to the last Crusader ##

It's the English, Tina.

The English.

Lend a hand with that cart.

Right row to the ship.

Left row

to the English tent.

Oh, isn't it glorious?

They're going to the Holy Land

to free the tomb of our Lord.

Oh, I wish I could carry

a sword and fight with them...

or nurse the sick or...

Tina, we must do something

to help them.

Crusader!

Crusader,

where is your king?

Eh, lass?

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