Events abroad

• 1191 - Richard captures Acre
• 1191 - Richard defeats Saladin’s army in the Battle of Arsuf
• 1192 - Richard and Saladin agree to truce
• 1192 - Richard is taken hostage on his way home from the crusade
• 1194 - Richard is released from captivity
• 1199 - Richard dies after being wounded in France
• 1200 - John does homage to Philip for his continental lands
• 1200 - John marries Isabelle of Angouleme in France
• 1202 - Philip declares that John's lands in France are forfeit
• 1202 - John defeats and captures Arthur of Brittany in the Battle of Mirebeau
• 1204 - Philip II captures Chateau Gaillard
• 1204 - Philip II conquers Normandy
• 1194 - Richard begins five years of warfare against Philip II
• 1196 - Richard begins to build Chateau Gaillard for two years