6 July 1189 July 5, 2011 Author: Staff “The Lionheart”, Richard I is crowned King of England Famous Words of Inspiration..."A guy could have one major limb lying on the ground a full ten feet from the rest of his body, and he'd claim it was 'just a sprain'." Dave Barry — Click here for more from Dave Barry Related posts: 4 July 1569 Categories: History Tags: 1189, 6 July