English and American common law thumb|upright=1.2|Richard I the Lionheart being anointed during his coronation in Westminster Abbey in 1189, from a 13th-century chronicle. Any time before the accession of Richard I is considered "time immemorial" in English law.
English and American common law thumb|upright=12|Richard I the Lionheart being anointed during his coronation in Westminster Abbey in 1189 from a 13th-century chronicle Any time before the accession of Richard I is considered "time immemorial" in English law