The Gothic King
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The Gothic King

A Biography of Henry III

  1. 436 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Gothic King

A Biography of Henry III

About this book

The first biography in many years of Henry III

The son and successor of Bad King John, Henry III reigned for 56 years from 1216, the first child king in England for 200 years. England went on to prosper during his reign and his greatest monument is Westminster Abbey, which he made the seat of his government—indeed, Henry III was the first English King to call a parliament. Though often overlooked by historians, Henry III was a unique figure coming out of a chivalric yet Gothic era: a compulsive builder of daunting castles and epic sepulchres; a powerful, unyielding monarch who faced down the De Montfort rebellion and waged war with Wales and France; and, much more than his father, Henry was the king who really hammered out the terms of the Magna Carta with the barons. John Paul Davis brings all his forensic skills and insights to the grand story of the Gothic King in this, the only biography in print of a most remarkable monarch.

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Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Praise
  3. About the Author and About this Book
  4. Title Page
  5. Dedication
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. Contents
  8. Preface
  9. Prelude: From Rouen to Runnymede
  10. 1. Arise, Sir Henry
  11. 2. Winchester the Unready
  12. 3. The First King of England
  13. 4. Unwanted Visitors
  14. 5. The Rule of the ‘Poitevin’
  15. 6. The Forgotten War
  16. 7. The Hohenstaufen Endeavour
  17. 8. The Rule of the Savoyards
  18. 9. The Devil and His Horsemen
  19. 10. Prelates, Poitou and the Birth of Parliament
  20. 11. Henry the Builder
  21. 12. The Pretender Kings
  22. 13. The Phoney King of Sicily
  23. 14. All Roads Lead to Oxford
  24. 15. The Slaying of the Dragon
  25. 16. The Long March to Evesham
  26. 17. The Seven-Year Harvest
  27. 18. In History and in Memory
  28. Notes and References
  29. Bibliography
  30. Picture Credits
  31. Index
  32. Adverts
  33. Copyright
  34. Some Authors
  35. Contacts Page
  36. Back Cover