King henry 3 biography books
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Henry III of England
King of England from to
| Henry III | |
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Henry III depicted in a manuscript, c.&#;–[1] | |
| Reign | 28 October – 16 November |
| Coronations | |
| Predecessor | John |
| Successor | Edward I |
| Regents | |
| Born | 1 October Winchester Castle, Hampshire, England |
| Died | 16 November (aged 65) Westminster, London, England |
| Burial | Westminster Abbey, London, England |
| Consort | |
| Issue Detail | |
| House | Plantagenet |
| Father | John, King of England |
| Mother | Isabella of Angoulême |
Henry III (1 October – 16 November ), also known as Henry of Winchester, was King of England, Lord of Ireland, and Duke of Aquitaine from until his death in [2] The son of King John and Isabella of Angoulême, Henry assumed the throne when he was only nine in the middle of the First Barons' War. Cardinal Guala Bicchieri declared the war against the rebel barons to be a religious crusade and Henry's forces, led by William Marshal, defeated the rebels at the battle
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Henry III
“There are few historians working today who know so much and write so well. Taken together, the two volumes of Henry III . . . set a gold standard for medieval royal biography.”—Dan Jones, Times (UK)
“A superb work of scholarship, the fruit of a lifetime’s study of the subject. It is elegantly written, consistently shrewd and always good-humoured. It completely supersedes Maurice Powicke.”—Jonathan Sumption, The Spectator
“This volume completes a truly magisterial account of the longest reign of the Middle Ages. It is a work of which the author should feel deservedly proud.”—David Robinson, Country Life
“One of the more remarkable scholarly ventures of our time, this is the crowning achievement not only of its author but of an entire tradition of historical scholarship. . . . It deserves to be celebrated for as long as England’s past remains worthy of debate.”—Nicholas Vincent,•
“There are few historians working today who know so much and write so well. Taken together, the two volumes of Henry III . . . set a gold standard for medieval royal biography.”—Dan Jones, Times (UK)
“A superb work of scholarship, the fruit of a lifetime’s study of the subject. It is elegantly written, consistently shrewd and always good-humoured.”—Jonathan Sumption, The Spectator
The second volume in the definitive history of Henry III’s rule, covering the revolutionary events between and the king’s death in
After coming to the throne aged just nine, Henry III spent much of his reign peaceably. Conciliatory and deeply religious, he created a magnificent court, rebuilt Westminster Abbey, and invested in soft power. Then, in , the king faced a great revolution. Led by Simon de Montfort, the uprising stripped him of his authority and brought decades of anställda rule to a catastrophic end. In the brutal civil war that followed, the political community was torn apart in a w