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==== Britain ====
* August &ndash; [[William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke|William Marshal]] marries the 17-year-old [[Isabel de Clare, 4th Countess of Pembroke|Isabel de Clare]] (daughter of [[Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke|Richard de Clare]]). Through this marriage, he becomes 1st [[Earl of Pembroke]], acquiring huge estates in England, [[Duchy of Normandy|Normandy]], [[Wales]] and [[Ireland]].
* [[September 3]] &ndash; Richard I is crowned king of England in [[Westminster Abbey]]. During the coronation, a number of notable Jews are expelled from the banquet and rumours spread that Richard has ordered a massacre of the Jews. This causes an actual [[History of the Jews in England (1066–1290)#Massacres at London and York (1189–1190)|massacre of the Jews in London]]; among those killed is [[Jacob of Orléans]], a respected French Jewish scholar.<ref name="King John' 1961. p. 38"/>
* [[December 5]] &ndash; King [[William the Lion|William I]] ("the Lion") of [[Kingdom of Scotland|Scotland]] gives Richard I 10,000 marks to buy his kingdom's independence. This overturns the [[Treaty of Falaise]] which William had to sign when he was captured in [[1174]].
* December &ndash; Richard I sets sail with a crusader army from [[Dover Castle]] to [[France in the Middle Ages|France]]. To ensure he has the allegiance of his brother [[John, King of England|John]], Richard approves of his marriage to their cousin [[Isabella, Countess of Gloucester|Isabella of Gloucester]].<ref name="King John' 1961. p. 38"/>
* Winter &ndash; John awards land to [[Bertram de Verdun#Bertram III de Verdun|Bertram de Verdun]], a Norman nobleman, and grants [[Dundalk]] its charter with town privileges; it becomes a strategic Anglo-Norman stronghold in Ireland.<ref>Gosling, Paul (1991). ''From Dún Delca to Dundalk: The Topography and Archaeology of a Medieval Frontier Town A.D. c. 1187–1700.'', p. 237. Journal of the County Louth Archaeological and Historical Society.</ref>