But John's open revolt made even these terms welcome, and Richard hurried to England in the spring of 1194.

He found the rising already quelled by the decision with which the Primate led an army against John's castles, and his landing was followed by his brother's complete submission.
[Sidenote: Richard and Philip] The firmness of Hubert Walter had secured order in England, but oversea Richard found himself face to face with dangers which he was too clear-sighted to undervalue.

Destitute of his father's administrative genius, less ingenious in his political conceptions than John, Richard was far from being a mere soldier.

A love of adventure, a pride in sheer physical strength, here and there a romantic generosity, jostled roughly with the craft, the unscrupulousness, the violence of his race; but he was at heart a statesman, cool and patient in the execution of his plans as he was bold in their conception.

"The devil is loose; take care of yourself," Philip had written to John at the news of Richard's release.
In the French king's case a restless ambition was spurred to action by insults which he had borne during the Crusade.