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| 1157 | Birth |  |
| Birth of Richard I, 2nd eldest son of Henry II & Eleanor of Aquitaine |
| 1168 | Peerage | |
| Acquitaine Created Duke of Acquitaine |
| 1168 | Rule of Acquitaine | |
| Acquitaine Created Duke of Acquitaine |
| 1169 | Marriage | |
| London Betrothal to Louis VII's daughter, Alice |
| 1172 | Peerage | |
| Poitiers Created Duke of Poitiers |
| 1172 | Rule of Poitiers | |
| Poitiers Created Duke of Poitiers |
| 1174 | Rebellion | |
| Richard I is defeated & forced to ask for a pardon |
| Takes command of his 1st campaign to win power from his father Henry II |
| 1179 | Capture | |
| Taillebourg Captures the castle of Taillebourg, Acquitaine |
| 1183 | Rebellion | |
| Gascony rebels against Richard's rule in Gascony |
| 1183 | Succession | |
| Richard becomes heir after the death of his elder brother Henry |
| 1188 | Homage | |
| Richard pays homage to Philip for all the English holdings on French soil |
| 1188 | Rebellion | |
| Richard & Philip of France resolve their differences & unite against Henry II |
| 1188 | Succession | |
| London Succeeds as King of England |
| 1189 | Alliance | |
| Joins forces with Philip to drive Henry II into abject submission |
| 1189 | Amnesty | |
| 6th July Proclaims an amnesty in England for offences against the forest law |
| 1189 | Coronation | |
| 3rd Sep Westminster Abbey Crowned King of England, 1st time |
| 3rd Sep Westminster Abbey Will spend 6 months of his reign in England |
| 1189 | Death | |
| 6th July Death of Henry II |
| 1189 | Diplomacy | |
| 5th Dec London Renounces claims to Scotland & frees William from agreements made with Henry II |
| 5th Dec Berwick Restores Berwick & Roxburgh castles to Scotland, in return William pays 10,000 marks |
| 1189 | Marriage | |
| 12th May Limassol Marries Berengaria of Navarre daughter of Sancho VI of Navarre |
| 13th Aug Barfleur Sails from Barfleur and lands at Porsmouth after marrying |
| 13th Aug Portsmouth Sails from Barfleur and lands at Porsmouth after marrying |
| 1189 | Massacre | |
| 3rd Sep York During Richard's coronation many of the Jews in York are massacred |
| 1189 | Mobilization | |
| 12th Dec London Embarks on the 3rd Crusade, heads for France & does not return for 4 years |
| 1189 | Pardon | |
| 6th July Seez Arrives at Seez, Normandy |
| 6th July Seez Receives a pardon from the Archbishops of Canterbury & Rouen |
| 1189 | Peerage | |
| Anjou Created Duke of Anjou |
| Normandy Created Duke of Normandy |
| 1189 | Rebellion | |
| Joins forces with Philippe II of France & beats his father into submission |
| 1189 | Regency | |
| 15th Aug Winchester Appoints Eleanor as Regent & rules by general edict while fighting in the crusades |
| 1189 | Rule of Aquitaine | |
| Aquitaine Richard refuses to hand over Acquitaine to his father so that he can give it to John |
| 1189 | Rule of Normandy | |
| Normandy Receives the standard & the sword of Normandy from the Archbishop of Rouen |
| 1189 | Rule of Scotland | |
| Canterbury Richard sells all rights in Scotland to William the Lyon to finance the Crusades |
| 1189 | Siege of Le Mans | |
| Le Mans Richard I & Philip drive Henry II out of Le Mans |
| 1189 | Siege of Saumur | |
| Saumur Henry II is forced to recognize Richard I as his heir |
| 1189 | Standard of Normandy | |
| Normandy Receives the standard & the sword of Normandy from the Archbishop of Rouen |
| 1189 | Succession | |
| Messina Names his 4 yr old nephew Arthur of Britanny his successor if he dies without issue |
| London Richard's rebellion kills his father, Richard arrives in England to claim the throne |
| 4th July Colombieres Henry II agrees to make Richard his heir, arrange his marriage & pay 20,000 marks |
| 6th July London Succeeds as King of England |
| 1189 | Treaty of Colombieres | |
| 4th July Colombieres Henry II agrees to make Richard his heir, arrange his marriage & pay 20,000 marks |
| 1189 | Treaty of Messina | |
| Messina Names his 4 yr old nephew Arthur of Britanny his successor if he dies without issue |
| 1190 | Capture | |
| 4th Oct Messina Captures Messina & secures the release of his sister Joanna |
| 4th Oct Messina Richard I & Philip II take Messina from Tankred, King of Sicily |
| 1190 | Diplomacy | |
| 24th June Vezelay The Kings of England & France, Phillip II, meet before embarking for Jerusalem |
| 1190 | Exile | |
| Allows John to return to England |
| 1190 | Exile of Richard I the Lionheart | |
| Allows John to return to England |
| 1190 | Mobilization | |
| Sicily Richard I & Philip II reach Sicily where they settle for the Winter |
| July Combines forces with Philippe II of France & sets off for the Holy Land |
| 1190 | Siege of Messina | |
| Messina Richard I & Philip II take Messina from Tankred, King of Sicily |
| 1190 | Treaty of Messina | |
| Messina Arthur of Brittany, Richard's nephew, is declared as Richard's successor |
| Messina Richard's sister Joan is released & Tancred is acknowledged as King of Sicily |
| 1191 | Alliance | |
| 4th Mar London Tancred reciprocates by giving Richard 4 ships & 15 galleys |
| 1191 | Battle of Arsuf | |
| 7th Sep Arsuf Defeats Salladin in battle en Route to Jaffa |
| 7th Sep Arsuf Richard is ambushed by Saladin at Arsouf en route to Ascalon |
| 7th Sep Arsuf Routes the Turks at Arsuf & captures Joppa |
| 1191 | Capture | |
| Cyprus Captures Cyprus |
| Cyprus Captures Cyprus & uses it as a strategic base for the Crusades |
| Cyprus Saves his betrothed, Princess Berengaria , from the Greek King Comnenus |
| 12th July Acre Acre falls to the Crusaders after Richard I defeats Saladin's Army |
| 7th Sep Joppa Routes the Turks at Arsuf & captures Joppa |
| 1191 | Diplomacy | |
| Phillip II releases Richard from his obligation to marry his sister Alice |
| 4th Mar Gives Tancred the sword of Arthur King of the Britains as a symbol of their alliance |
| 1191 | Homage | |
| Brittany Phillip II concedes the Duke of Brittany should become a vassal of the English King |
| 1191 | Marriage | |
| 12th May Limassol Richard I marries Berengaria of Navarre. |
| 1191 | Massacre | |
| Acre Orders the slaughter of 2,700 captured from Acre |
| 1191 | Siege of Acre | |
| Acre Orders the slaughter of 2,700 captured from Acre |
| Acre Richard I proposes his sister marry Saladin's brother & receive Jerusalem as a present |
| 8th June Acre Richard enters the port of Acre & prepares for a siege |
| 12th July Acre Acre falls to the Crusaders after Richard I defeats Saladin's Army |
| 1192 | Battle of Darum | |
| 14th May Darum Arrives at Darum & after 4 days captures it from Saladin & takes 5,000 prisoners |
| 1192 | Capture | |
| Jaffa Richard I capures Jaffa from the Saracens under Saladin |
| 1192 | Peace | |
| Richard I makes a truce with Saladin for 3 years after failing to capture Jerusalem |
| 9th Aug A truce is declared & Chris tians allowed to enter Jerusalem unarmed |
| 9th Oct After concluding a truce Richard boards a ship at Acre & leaves the Holy Land |
| 2nd Nov Peace is concluded between the Crusaders & the Muslims |
| 2nd Nov The interior belongs to the Muslims & the coast belongs to the Latins |
| 1192 | Rule of Palestine | |
| 9th Oct Palestine After 16 months Richard withdraws from Palestine with Jerusalem in Moslem hands |
| 1193 | Arrest | |
| 23rd Mar Trifels Castle Richard is imprisoned at Trifels Castle on the border of Germany & Lorraine |
| 20th Dec Vienna Captured by Leopold of Austria when returning back to England |
| 20th Dec Durenstein Held captive in Durenstein Castele 1193-1194 |
| 1193 | Ransom | |
| 23rd Mar London The Duke of Austria hands Richard over to Emperor Henry VI for a sum of money |
| 5th July London The Emperor Henry VI sets Richard's ransom at 100,000 pounds |
| 1194 | Arrest | |
| 4th Feb London The Regents of England buy Richard's freedom for œ100,000 |
| 1194 | Battle of Freteval | |
| Freteval Defeats Philip II of France & recaptures his French fiefs |
| Freteval Richard I defeats Philip II at Freteval |
| 1194 | Battle of Verneuil | |
| Verneuil Richard I regains his Fench fiefs after victory at the battle of Verneuil |
| 1194 | Capture | |
| Nottingham Captures Nottingham Castle |
| Normandy Richard I the Lionheart recaptures Normandy from Philip II after his release from Austria |
| 1194 | Coronation | |
| 17th April Winchester Crowned King of England, 2nd time |
| 1194 | Exile | |
| 12th May Normandy Goes to Normandy & spends the rest of his reign in France |
| 1194 | Les Andelys | |
| Les Andelys Richard I the Lionheart constructs a castle to prevent further French advances down the Seine |
| 1194 | Ransom | |
| Mar England levies its 1st secular taxation on movaeble property to pay Richard's ransom |
| 1194 | Rule of France | |
| Verneuil Richard I regains his Fench fiefs after victory at the battle of Verneuil |
| 1194 | Rule of Normandy | |
| Normandy Richard I the Lionheart recaptures Normandy from Philip II after his release from Austria |
| 1194 | Siege of Nottingham | |
| Nottingham Captures Nottingham Castle & demands John stand trial as a rebel, John does not appear |
| 1194 | Trial | |
| Nottingham Captures Nottingham Castle & demands John stand trial as a rebel, John does not appear |
| Nottingham John appeals to Richard but is stripped of possessions & titles |
| Nottingham John is forbidden to hold any castles in England |
| 1195 | Treaty of Louviers | |
| Louviers Signs the Treaty of Louviers with Philip II & cedes the Vexin |
| 1197 | Battle of Gisors | |
| Gisors Richard I the Lionheart defeats Philip of France near Paris |
| 1199 | Assassination | |
| 6th April Chalus Killed in a minor skirmish at Chalus Castle in the Limousin by a mercenary crossbowman |
| 1199 | Death | |
| 6th April Chalus Death of Richard I the Lionheart, assassinated during his siege of Chalus |
| 6th April Chalus Death of Richard I the Lionheart, assassinated |
| 1199 | Peace | |
| 13th Jan Signs a truce with Philip II |
| 1199 | Siege of Chalus | |
| Chalus Lays siege to Chalus Castle, occupied by th Viscount of Limogues |
| 6th April Chalus Killed in a minor skirmish at Chalus Castle in the Limousin by a mercenary crossbowman |
