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The Gothic King – a Biography of Henry III

The Gothic King – a Biography of Henry III

The Gothic King – a Biography of Henry III

01/07/2020 by John-Paul.Davis

Henry III was the son and successor of Bad King John, reigning for 56 years from 1216 – the first child king in England for 200 years. England went on to prosper during his reign and his greatest monument is Westminster Abbey, adjoining the palace which he made the seat of his government – indeed, Henry III was the first English King to call a parliament. Though often overlooked by historians, Henry III was a unique figure coming out of a chivalric yet Gothic era: a compulsive builder of daunting castles and epic sepulchres; a powerful, unyielding monarch who faced down the Simon de Montfort rebellion and waged war with Wales and France – and, much more than his father, Henry was the king who really hammered out the terms of the Magna Carta with the barons. John Paul Davis, biographer of Robin Hood and Guy Fawkes, brings all his forensic skills and insights to the grand story of the Gothic King in this, the first biography in print of one of our most remarkable monarchs.

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