{"product_id":"9780300279337-henry-iii","title":"Henry III","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReform, Rebellion, Civil War, Settlement, 1258-1272\u003cbr\u003eThe second volume in the definitive history of Henry III’s rule, covering the revolutionary events between 1258 and the king’s death in 1272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“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, \u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “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, \u003ci\u003eThe Spectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eHenry III\u003c\/i\u003e illuminates as never before the political twists and turns of the day, showing how politics and religion were intimately connected.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41812701773921,"sku":"9780300279337","price":19.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_29973072.jpg?v=1726049013","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780300279337-henry-iii","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}