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Jan 30, 2023 · Henry III was King of England from 1216 to 1272 - 56 years in total, reigning from when he was just nine to when he was 65 years old. He’s the longest serving King of the medieval era - his...
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King Henry III was king of England from 1216 to 1272. He came to throne as a nine-year-old boy in the midst of a civil war with half the country occupied by an army led by a French prince....
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- The History of London with Dr Ian Stone
Henry III reigned for 56 years from 1216 to 1272 - for a medieval king this was a huge amount of time, his was another Plantagenet reign that was considered by many to have been somewhat...
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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. [1] 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.
In 1216, at the adolescent age of nine, Henry became King Henry III of England. With his father, King John passing, right amid the First Barons’ War, Henry was left to inherit his mantle and all the chaos that came with it. But how did the young King rule the country?
5 days ago · 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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🎧 Henry III: The Pacific King. 40m. David Carpenter joined me on the podcast to examine one of England's most remarkable monarchs. Just nine years old when he came to the throne in 1216, David explains how Henry was pacific, conciliatory, and deeply religious.
