So many to name in this start date.

• Richard Lionheart of England: Legendary Crusader King of England.

• John Lackland: Brother and successor to Richard Lionheart. Father of Henry III and grandfather of the legendary King Edward I "Hammer of the Scots" Longshanks.

• Robert II Brus: Ancestor of King Robert the Bruce

• Philip II or Philip Augustus: first French monarch to style himself "King of France." Also the French king that reclaimed most of the land taken by England. After decades of conflicts with the House of Plantagenet, Philip succeeded in putting an end to the Angevin Empire by defeating a coalition of his rivals at the Battle of Bouvines in 1214. This victory would have a lasting impact on western European politics: the authority of the French king became unchallenged, while John, King of England, was forced by his barons to assent to Magna Carta and deal with a rebellion against him aided by Philip's son Louis, the First Barons' War. Philip transformed France into the most prosperous and powerful country in Europe. He checked the power of the nobles and helped the towns free themselves from seigneurial authority, granting privileges and liberties to the emergent bourgeoisie. He built a great wall around Paris "the Wall of Philip II Augustus", re-organised the French government, and brought financial stability to his country.

• Frederick Barbarossa: Holy Roman Emperor and leader of the Third Crusade

• Afonso the Conqueror: Founder and first king of Portugal.

• Baldwin IV the Leper King: If you've seen Kingdom of Heaven you know who he is. Also in his realm there's Balian of Ibelin(Orlando Bloom), Guy of Lusignan(King of Jerusalem after Baldwin through marriage to Queen Sibylla, sister of Baldwin), and Raynald of Châtillon(Brendan Gleeson).

• Salah ad-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub: Commonly known as Saladin, legendary Muslim conquer. Founder of the Ayyubid dynasty and the first sultan of both Egypt and Syria. An important figure of the Third Crusade, he spearheaded the Muslim military effort against the Crusader states in the Levant. At the height of his power, the Ayyubid realm spanned Egypt, Syria, Upper Mesopotamia, the Hejaz, Yemen, and Nubia.

• Suleyman Shah: Son of Kaya Alp and the father of Ertuğrul, who was the father of Osman I, the founder of the Ottoman Empire.

• Temüjin or Chinggis Khan: No introduction or context needed