Henry III : the rise to power and personal rule, 1207-1258 / David Carpenter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Carpenter, David (David A.), author.

Series:

Yale scholarship online.

Yale scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Henry III, King of England, 1207-1272.

Henry.

Great Britain--History--Henry III, 1216-1272.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (803 pages).

Edition:

Vol. 1

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, 2021.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Eminent historian David Carpenter brings to life Henry's character and reign as never before. Using source material that makes it possible to get closer to Henry than any other medieval monarch, he stresses the king's achievements as well as his failures while offering an entirely new perspective on the intimate connections between medieval politics and religion.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

PREFACE

A NOTE ON THE TEXT

MAPS AND TABLES

1 From Henry’s Birth to the End of the Minority, 1207–1227

2 Henry and Hubert de Burgh, 1227–1231

3 The Regime of Peter des Roches, 1232–1234

4 Years of Success, 1234–1241

5 Defeat: Poitou and Gascony, 1242–1243

6 The Piety of Henry III

7 The Court of Henry III

8 Years of Division, 1243–1250

9 Gascony and the International Context, 1243–1252

10 Henry the Crusader, 1250–1253

11 The Gascon Expedition and the Beginnings of the Sicilian affair, 1253–1254

12 The Last Years of the Personal Rule, 1255–1257

13 The Revolution of 1258

Conclusion

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2020.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on December 1, 2020).

ISBN:

0-300-25550-0

OCLC:

1158109078