Did Richard the Lionheart really say 'Let them call me tyrant—better than being called weak.'?

Richard the Lionheart Quote Source & Citation:

Let them call me tyrant—better than being called weak.

— Richard the Lionheart Medieval · English king, Crusader

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Response to criticism of his rule.

Date: 1190s

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