The role of Philippe Auguste in the Holy Land:has caused a lot of ink to flow. We have opposed and still oppose, not without some apparent truth, the chivalrous behavior of the Englishman to the subterfuges of the French. To the point of sometimes forgetting that Saint-Jean-d'Acre was taken thanks to works ordered by Philippe, who arrived first, in April 1191. Landed in June, Richard only knew how to irritate his companions by his negotiations secrets, his rantings, his changes of mood. Impossible to follow a consistent policy with him Soon Philippe re-embarks. He apologizes citing illness. Richard says it's just a bad excuse. Now Philippe was really ill, to the point that people feared for his life. His return lasted six months:is this the journey of a man in a hurry, to return home?