Henry III (Penguin Monarchs)

Henry III was a medieval king whose long reign continues to have a profound impact on us today. He was on the throne for 56 years and during this time England was transformed from being the private play-thing of a French speaking dynasty into a medieval state in which the king answered for his actions to an English parliament, which emerged during Henry's lifetime.

Despite Henry's central importance for the birth of parliament and the development of a state recognisably modern in many of its institutions, it is Henry's most vociferous opponent, Simon de Montfort, who is in many ways more famous than the monarch himself.

Henry is principally known today as the driving force behind the building of Westminster Abbey, but he deserves to be better understood for many reasons - as Stephen Church's sparkling account makes clear.

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Henric al III-lea a fost un rege medieval a carui lunga domnie continua sa aiba un impact profund asupra noastra astazi. El a fost pe tron timp de 56 de ani si in acest timp Anglia s-a transformat din a fi jocul privat al unei dinastii vorbitoare de franceza intr-un stat medieval in care regele a raspuns pentru actiunile sale unui parlament englez, care a aparut in timpul vietii lui Henry. In ciuda importantei centrale a lui Henry pentru nasterea parlamentului si dezvoltarea unui stat modern recunoscut in multe dintre institutiile sale, acesta este cel mai puternic adversar al lui Henry, Simon de Montfort, care este, in multe privinte, mai faimos decat monarhul insusi. astazi ca forta motrice din spatele cladirii Abatei Westminster, dar el merita sa fie inteles mai bine din mai multe motive - asa cum arata clar relatarea stralucitoare a lui Stephen Church. format de colectie