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8 Sep 1157Birth of Richard I of England, son of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine
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1173Future Richard I of England, his brother Henry and Geoffrey, the Count of Brittany engage the support of Louis VII, king of France, and rebel against the Henry II of England
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19 Aug 1186Geoffrey, Count of Brittany and son of Henry II of England, dies in an accident at a medieval tournament.
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1188 - 1189Future Richard I of England, his brother future King John of England and Philip II of France rebel against Henry II of England
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1189 - 1199Reign of Richard I (The Lionheart), king of England.
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1189Richard I of England, with Frederick I Barbarossa and Philip II of France, leads the Third Crusade.
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1189 - 1192The Third Crusade is formed with the aim of recapturing Jerusalem for Christendom. Although some cities were recaptured, Jerusalem was not one of them.
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1189Henry II of England is obliged to declare his son Richard as his heir.
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2 Sep 1189Richard I of England is crowned in Westminster Abbey.
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5 Dec 1189The quitclaim of Canterbury is signed between Richard I of England and William I of Scotland returning to Scotland its independence from the English crown.
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1190Richard I of England captures Messina on Sicily during the Third Crusade.
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May 1191Richard I of England captures Cyprus during the Third Crusade.
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Jun 1191The Crusader armies of Philip II of France and Richard I of England arrive at the siege of Acre.
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12 Jul 1191Richard I of England captures Acre during the Third Crusade.
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20 Aug 1191Richard I of England orders the execution of 2,500 Muslim prisoners after the siege of Acre during the Third Crusade.
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7 Sep 1191Richard I of England defeats Saladin's army at Arsuf during the Third Crusade.
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Jan 1192The Crusader army led by Richard I of England arrives within sight of Jerusalem but decides not to attack for fear of a counter-attack by Saladin.
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Aug 1192Richard I of England retakes Jaffa from Saladin during the Third Crusade.
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Oct 1192Richard I of England, returning home from the Third Crusade is shipwrecked and eventually imprisoned by the German emperor Henry VI.
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1194Richard I of England, on payment of a ransom, is freed from imprisonment by the German emperor Henry VI.
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1194 - 1199Richard I of England campaigns in France against the French king Philip II.
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Apr 1194Richard I of England returns to England and nominates his brother John as his official successor.
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1198Chateau Gaillard in Normandy, France is built by Richard I of England.
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6 Apr 1199Richard I of England is killed while besieging the castle of Châlus in France.
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27 May 1199King John of England is crowned in Westminster Abbey.
