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Henry III (1 October 1207 – 16 November 1272), also known as Henry of Winchester, was King of England, Lord of Ireland, and Duke of Aquitaine from 1216 until his death in 1272. The son of King John and Isabella of Angoulême , Henry assumed the throne when he was only nine in the middle of the First Barons' War .
Henry III 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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Was Henry III the true ruler of England during his reign? What was his relationship like with his father, King John? Find facts about the often underestimated medieval king here.
When the elderly earl died in May 1219, he left the kingdom in the hands of the new papal legate, Pandulf (essentially putting England into the direct hands of her overlord in the process).
In February of 1254, at the very time that he was agreeing the Castilian terms, Henry accepted a papal offer to put Edmund, his second son, on the throne of Sicily. Keywords: Gascon expedition, Sicilian affair, Henry III, Gascony, English government, England, Castilian invasion, Castilian agreement, Sicily. Subject.
This is never more so than in the 1250s, when the rolls are swamped by the fines of gold called forth by Henry’s projected crusade and by his attempt to put Edmund, his second son, on the throne of Sicily.1 Henry wanted gold because the currencies in the East and in Sicily were in that metal.
Location. Keyword: Henry III | The King who gained, lost and gained the throne. Following on from the romanticised reign on Richard I and the less fondly remembered King John, we reach Henry III, aka Henry of Winchester. Quick Facts. Born: 1st October 1207, Winchester Castle, Hampshire, England.
