{"product_id":"henry-iii","title":"Henry III","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\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, \u003cem\u003eTimes\u003c\/em\u003e (UK) \u003cp\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, \u003cem\u003eThe Spectator\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRenowned 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, \u003cem\u003eHenry III\u003c\/em\u003e illuminates as never before the political twists and turns of the day, showing how politics and religion were intimately connected.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David Carpenter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42849551122493,"sku":"9780300279337","price":31.46,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/7689\/2989\/files\/9780300279337_9ab4e9cd-e210-4870-b2f2-1fa898f2c1fe.jpg?v=1767038869","url":"https:\/\/www.palmleaf.com.au\/products\/henry-iii","provider":"Palmleaf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}