Book description
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…
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1 author picked Henry III as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I was very lucky that this book came out while working on my own sequels – mainly to ensure that I hadn’t made any terrible errors!
Decades in the making, this second part of David Carpenter’s monumental biography covers the latter years of Henry’s reign and the time of the Second Barons’ War, exactly the period described in my novels.
Carpenter writes with a light touch, an eye for colour and telling detail, and a sure ability to find the human story in the grand panorama of the past. He shows us not only the events of the era in…
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