Historical Timeline (Richard's England)

Timeline of European history during 1189 to 1400.

Europe

 * 1189: The Third Crusade begins. Mere months before, Prince John falls to his death while hunting in the swampy region known as the Wash. Richard the Lionhearted, King of England, is forced to stay behind as he is heirless.


 * 1190: Crusders recapture Acre.


 * 1191: Saladin is defeated by the Knights Templar and the Knights Hospitaller at the Battle of Arsuf, winning Robert de Sable fame in Europe. However, the pressure of the harassment before the battle leads the two orders to split into two campaigns.


 * 1192: Conrad I ascends to the throne in the newly redeclared Kingdom of Jerusalem.. Saladin goes on to win the Battle of Jaffa against the Knights Hospitaller.


 * 1193: The Knights Templar complete their campaign, giving Tripoli, Antioch, Cilicia, and Tyre a common border. Saladin retakes Acre from the Knights Hospitaller.


 * 1194: Treaty of Jaffa signed. All current crusader-held land is kept, and Saladin allows Christian pilgrimages to Jerusalem, albiet taxed.


 * 1195: Battle of Shamqori is fought. Abu Baqar's army is anihilated by Georgian forces.


 * 1197: Tripoli swears fealty to Conrad I of Tyre, becoming the Kingdom of Tyre.


 * 1198: The Teutonic Knights is officially formed in Tyre.


 * 1199: Pope Innocent III attempts to unite the Bulgarian church and the Roman Catholic church.

Rest of the World

 * The Toltec Empire collapses in Mexico.
 * The first Muslim Kingdoms are formed in India.