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Henry III (born October 1, 1207, Winchester, Hampshire, Eng.—died November 16, 1272, London) was the king of England from 1216 to 1272. In the 24 years (1234–58) during which he had effective control of the government, he displayed such indifference to tradition that the barons finally forced him to agree to a series of major reforms, the Provisions of Oxford (1258).
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As Henry reached maturity, he was keen to restore royal authority, looking towards the autocratic model of the French monarchy. Henry married Eleanor of Provence and he promoted many of his French relatives to higher positions of power and wealth. For instance, one Poitevin, Peter des Riveaux, held the offices of Treasurer of the Household, Keeper ...
Henry's advancement of foreign favorites, notably his wife's Savoyard uncles and his own Lusignan half-siblings, was unpopular with his subjects and barons. He was also extravagant and avaricious; when his first child, Prince Edward, was born, Henry demanded that Londoners bring him rich gifts to celebrate. He even sent back gifts that did not plea...
Henry's reign came to be marked by civil strife as the English barons, led by de Montfort, demanded more say in the running of the kingdom. French-born Simon de Montforthad originally been one of the foreign upstarts so loathed by many as Henry's foreign councilors; after he married Henry’s sister Eleanor, without consulting Henry, a feud developed...
Henry III was the first English monarch to be crowned as a child. This fact is thought to be the cause of his many unfortunate errors in judgment. However, his reign as King offered many positives in England. The educational system in England thrived under his reign, particularly at Oxford University. His love of art and architectural and the maste...
Married on January 14, 1236, Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, Kent, to Eleanor of Provence, with at least five children born: 1. Edward I (1239–1307) 2. Margaret (1240–1275), married King Alexander III of Scotland 3. Beatrice of England(1242–1275), married to John II, Duke of Brittany 4. Edmund Crouchback (1245–1296) 5. Katharine (1253–1257), beca...
Carpenter, David. The Minority of Henry III. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1990. ISBN 9780520072398Costain, Thomas Bertram. The Magnificent Century. Cutchogue, N.Y.: Buccaneer Books, 1997. ISBN 9781568493718Ridley, Jasper. Statesman and Saint: Cardinal Wolsey, Sir Thomas More, and the Politics of Henry VIII. New York: Viking Press, 1982. ISBN 0670489050Henry III of England. Also known as Henry of Winchester, Henry III was king of England, Duke of Aquitaine and the Lord of Ireland. He was born in 1207 as the heir to the royal English throne after King John, his father. His reign as king started at a very tender age of 9, and Henry III was prophesized to be a great ruler, but somehow, he fell ...
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13 min read. In 1216, at just nine years of age, young Henry became King Henry III of England. His reign saw turbulent and dramatic changes take place with baron-led rebellions and the confirmation of the Magna Carta. Henry was born in October 1207 in Winchester Castle, the son of King John and Isabella of Angoulême.
Henry III. Henry was born at Winchester Castle on 1st October 1207, eldest son of King John and Isabella. He succeeded his father in 1216. His was one of the longest reigns in English history. It is to Henry that we owe the rebuilding of Westminster Abbey in the new Gothic style of architecture. In 1220 he had laid the foundation stone of the ...
Henry III. Henry III was one of England’s greatest royal builders exceeding in scale of patronage anything achieved by his predecessors since 1066 – in all, over his reign, spending some £30,000 on his residences. He was extremely interested in architecture, sculpture and painting, passions shared by his wife, Eleanor of Provence (m. 1236).
16 November. Patronage. England, Monarchy of the United Kingdom. Henry III (1 October 1207 — 16 November 1272) also known as Henry of Winchester and nicknamed the Pious, the Wise and later the Saint was the King of England from 1216 until his death in 1272. He was considered one of England's best kings. His long and mostly successful 56-year ...
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