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Henry III: Reform, Rebellion, Civil War, Settlement, 1258-1272 Volume 2

Henry III: Reform, Rebellion, Civil War, Settlement, 1258-1272 Volume 2

Carpenter, David

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Series: English Monarchs

Biographies GeneralBritish History

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ISBN10: 0300279337
ISBN13: 9780300279337
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: Oct 22 2024
Pages: 736
Weight: 1.55
Height: 2.00 Width: 5.30 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
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 1258 and the king's death in 1272

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 1258, the king faced a great revolution. Led by Simon de Montfort, the uprising stripped him of his authority and brought decades of personal rule to a catastrophic end. In the brutal civil war that followed, the political community was torn apart in a way unseen again until Cromwell.

Renowned historian David Carpenter brings to life the dramatic events in the last phase of Henry III's momentous reign. Carpenter provides a fresh account of the king's strenuous efforts to recover power and sheds new light on the characters of the rebel de Montfort, Queen Eleanor, and Lord Edward--the future Edward I. A groundbreaking biography, Henry III illuminates as never before the political twists and turns of the day, showing how politics and religion were intimately connected.

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