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The first in a ground-breaking two-volume history of Henry III's rule Professor Carpenter is one of Britain's foremost medievalists...No one knows more about Henry, and a lifetime of scholarship is here poured out, elegantly and often humorously. This is a fine, judicious, illuminating work that should be the standard study of the reign for generations to come. -Dan Jones, The Sunday Times Nine years of age when he came to the throne in 1216, Henry III had to rule within the limits set by the establishment of Magna Carta and the emergence of parliament. Pacific, conciliatory, and deeply religious, Henry brought many years of peace to England and rebuilt Westminster Abbey in honor of his patron saint, Edward the Confessor. He poured money into embellishing his palaces and creating a magnificent court. Yet this investment in soft power did not prevent a great revolution in 1258, led by Simon de Montfort, ending Henry's personal rule. Eminent historian David Carpenter brings to life Henry's character and reign as never before. Using source material of unparalleled richness-material that makes it possible to get closer to Henry than any other medieval monarch-Carpenter stresses the king's achievements as well as his failures while offering an entirely new perspective on the intimate connections between medieval politics and religion.Product Identifiers
PublisherYale University Press
ISBN-139780300259193
eBay Product ID (ePID)21046548118
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Book TitleHenry Iii: the Rise to Power and Personal Rule, 1207-1258
AuthorDavid Carpenter
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicHistory
Publication Year2021
TypeTextbook
GenreBiographies & True Stories
Number of Pages800 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height215mm
Item Width135mm
Item Weight805g
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorDavid Carpenter
Series TitleThe English Monarchs Series
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
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- Jul 09, 2023
Great
Not finished. So far three members of the Marshall family, what more could you want... Already looking forward to Volume 2. Academic, and seems to be pretty authoritative, yet a very easy read.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
