Alliance Agreement
Gives Tancred the sword of Arthur King of the Britains as a symbol of their alliance
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1191 in England
Explore 16 historical events and records for England in 1191.
Historical records for England in 1191
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March
Alliance Tancred reciprocates by giving Richard 4 ships and 15 galleys
Tancred reciprocates by giving Richard 4 ships & 15 galleys. Gives Tancred the sword of Arthur King of the Britains as a symbol of their alliance
May
Marriage
Richard I marries Berengaria of Navarre
June
Siege of Acre
Richard enters the port of Acre & prepares for a siege
July
Capture of Acre
Acre falls to the Crusaders after Richard I defeats Saladins Army
Siege of Acre
Acre falls to the Crusaders after Richard I defeats Saladins Army
September
Battle of Arsuf
Routes the Turks at Arsuf & captures Joppa. Richard is ambushed by Saladin at Arsouf en route to Ascalon. Defeats Salladin in battle en Route to Jaffa
Capture of Joppa
Routes the Turks at Arsuf & captures Joppa
Other events (month unknown)
Alliance John and Philip II
Enters into an alliance with Philip II
Birth of 3rd Earl of Pembroke
Gives birth to William Marshal, 3rd Earl of Pembroke
Capture of Cyprus
Saves his betrothed, Princess Berengaria , from the Greek King Comnenus. Captures Cyprus & uses it as a strategic base for the Crusades
Dynastic Marriage Negotiations
Phillip II releases Richard from his obligation to marry his sister Alice
Homage
Phillip II concedes the Duke of Brittany should become a vassal of the English King
Massacre
Orders the slaughter of 2,700 captured from Acre
Rule of Sicily
Richard sends in the Archbishop of Rouen to re-establish his power
Siege of Acre
Richard I proposes his sister marry Saladins brother & receive Jerusalem as a present. Orders the slaughter of 2,700 captured from Acre
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