
- 436 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
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
- Front Cover
- Praise
- About the Author and About this Book
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Acknowledgements
- Contents
- Preface
- Prelude: From Rouen to Runnymede
- 1. Arise, Sir Henry
- 2. Winchester the Unready
- 3. The First King of England
- 4. Unwanted Visitors
- 5. The Rule of the ‘Poitevin’
- 6. The Forgotten War
- 7. The Hohenstaufen Endeavour
- 8. The Rule of the Savoyards
- 9. The Devil and His Horsemen
- 10. Prelates, Poitou and the Birth of Parliament
- 11. Henry the Builder
- 12. The Pretender Kings
- 13. The Phoney King of Sicily
- 14. All Roads Lead to Oxford
- 15. The Slaying of the Dragon
- 16. The Long March to Evesham
- 17. The Seven-Year Harvest
- 18. In History and in Memory
- Notes and References
- Bibliography
- Picture Credits
- Index
- Adverts
- Copyright
- Some Authors
- Contacts Page
- Back Cover