Major Events
- Feb 6 Riots in Lynn, Norfolk (England) spread to Norwich
- May 11 Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa and 100,000 crusaders depart Regensburg for the Third Crusade
- Jul 6 Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England, upon the death of King Henry II
- Aug 28 Third Crusade: the Crusaders begin the Siege of Acre under Guy of Lusignan
- Sep 3 Richard the Lionheart is crowned in Westminster. 30 Jews are massacred after the coronation - Richard ordered the perpetrators be executed
- Oct 1 Gerard de Ridefort, grandmaster of the Knights Templar since 1184, is killed in the Siege of Acre
Henry II of EnglandMore 1189 Deaths
Richard the Lionheart