King Richard I, also known as Richard the Lionheart, reigned for close to ten years (1189-1999) As there is so little exact data of births this far back in time, we concentrate here on historical background information, for hobby historians and genealogists. There will be no individual posts of this decade. The Third Crusade (1189–1192) was an attempt by three European monarchs of the Western Christianity (Philip II of France, Richard I of England and Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor) to reconquer the Holy Land following the capture of Jerusalem by the Ayyubid sultan Saladin in 1187. Continue reading

The first cornerstone of Notre Dame de Paris is laid in the year 1163 Here individual years will be few and far between unless we will get plenty of requests from genealogists. But down below there will be a few for you to pick - a year or decade between 1101 and 1200. If you have ancestors born during this century that you know of, you can have them added here in Journeys of Life simply by leaving a comment in the box below. Continue reading