{"product_id":"henry-iii-reform-rebellion-civil-war-settlement-1258-1272","title":"Henry III: Reform, Rebellion, Civil War, Settlement, 1258-1272 | David Carpenter","description":"\u003cb\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, \u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e (UK)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\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, \u003ci\u003eThe Spectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The 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\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e After 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Renowned 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, \u003ci\u003eHenry III\u003c\/i\u003e illuminates as never before the political twists and turns of the day, showing how politics and religion were intimately connected.","brand":"Bust-Down Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50695952204091,"sku":"0300279337","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0855\/2077\/7531\/files\/24791113482294.jpg?v=1762019126","url":"https:\/\/bustdownbooks.com\/products\/henry-iii-reform-rebellion-civil-war-settlement-1258-1272","provider":"Bust-Down Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}