1157 CE: Birth of Richard I of England, son of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine

1173 CE: Future 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

1186 CE: Geoffrey, Count of Brittany and son of Henry II of England, dies in an accident at a medieval tournament.

1188 CE - 1189 CE: Future Richard I of England, his brother future King John of England and Philip II of France rebel against Henry II of England

1189 CE - 1199 CE: Reign of Richard I (The Lionheart), king of England.

1189 CE: Richard I of England, with Frederick I Barbarossa and Philip II of France, leads the Third Crusade.

1189 CE: Henry II of England is obliged to declare his son Richard as his heir.

1189 CE - 1192 CE: The Third Crusade is formed with the aim of recapturing Jerusalem for Christendom. Although some cities were recaptured, Jerusalem was not one of them.

1189 CE: Richard I of England is crowned in Westminster Abbey.

1189 CE: The quitclaim of Canterbury is signed between Richard I of England and William I of Scotland returning to Scotland its independence from the English crown.

1190 CE: Richard I of England captures Messina on Sicily during the Third Crusade.

1191 CE: Richard I of England captures Cyprus during the Third Crusade.

1191 CE: The Crusader armies of Philip II of France and Richard I of England arrive at the siege of Acre.

1191 CE: Richard I of England captures Acre during the Third Crusade.

1191 CE: Richard I of England orders the execution of 2,500 Muslim prisoners after the siege of Acre during the Third Crusade.

1191 CE: Richard I of England defeats Saladin's army at Arsuf during the Third Crusade.

1192 CE: The 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.

1192 CE: Richard I of England retakes Jaffa from Saladin during the Third Crusade.

1192 CE: Richard I of England, returning home from the Third Crusade is shipwrecked and eventually imprisoned by the German emperor Henry VI.

1194 CE: Richard I of England, on payment of a ransom, is freed from imprisonment by the German emperor Henry VI.

1194 CE - 1199 CE: Richard I of England campaigns in France against the French king Philip II.

1194 CE: Richard I of England returns to England and nominates his brother John as his official successor.

1198 CE: Chateau Gaillard in Normandy, France is built by Richard I of England.

1199 CE: Richard I of England is killed while besieging the castle of Châlus in France.

1199 CE: King John of England is crowned in Westminster Abbey.