User blog comment:Tesla Man/Season 4 Ideas/@comment-2006360-20111018185420/@comment-2006360-20111019112602

1. Well, Richard was in Sicily and England was in danger, but not explicitly. Richard gave away "Excalibur" as part of a treaty with Sicily because Richard's sister, the widow of the previous King, hadn't received the money in the late king's will. Also, Richard agreed to marry his nephew and heir, Prince Arthur, to one of the Sicilian king's daughters when he came of age.

2. He commited suicide because the Soviets were pretty much at his doorstep!