Events Saladin unsuccessfully besieges the Hospitaller fortress of Krak des Chevaliers in modern Syria. Newgate Prison is built in London. Richard Lionheart allies with Philip II of France against his father, Henry II of England. Giraldus Cambrensis and Baldwin of Exeter travel through Wales attempting to recruit men for the Third Crusade. The "Saladin tithe" is levied in England. Alfonso IX of Leon becomes king of Leon. Queen Tamar of Georgia marries David Soslan. The legendary Cutting of the… (More on 1188)