Event of Interest Mar 25 King Richard I (the Lion Heart) of England, is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France, leads to his death on April 6 King of England Richard the Lionheart May 27 John crowned King of England after the death of his brother Richard I Sep 30 Rambam (Maimonides) authorizes Samuel Ibn Tibbon to translate Guide of Perplexed from Arabic into Hebrew 1198 Events in History by Year 1200