{"product_id":"henry-iii-by-david-carpenter-9780300279337","title":"Henry III","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"There are few historians working today who know so much and write so well. Taken together, the two volumes of \u003cem\u003eHenry III\u003c\/em\u003e . . . set a gold standard for medieval royal biography.\"—Dan Jones, \u003cem\u003eTimes\u003c\/em\u003e (UK)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\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, \u003cem\u003eThe Spectator\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe 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\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAfter 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRenowned 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, \u003cem\u003eHenry III\u003c\/em\u003e illuminates as never before the political twists and turns of the day, showing how politics and religion were intimately connected.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46796317458668,"sku":"9780300279337","price":40.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/24791113482294.jpg?v=1757090483","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/henry-iii-by-david-carpenter-9780300279337","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}