Did Richard the Lionheart really say 'I would have sold London if I could find a buyer.'?

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I would have sold London if I could find a buyer.

— Richard the Lionheart Medieval · English king, Crusader

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Reportedly said during his ransom negotiations after being captured by Leopold V of Austria.

Date: 1193

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