Amberley Publishing, 2016. — 304 p. Henry III became King of England within days of his ninth birthday. His father, King John, had overseen a disastrous period in English history and the boy king inherited a country embroiled in a bitter, entrenched war with itself. With barons inviting a French prince to take the crown, the young Henry was forced to rely on others to maintain...
University of California Press, 1990. — 512 p. When King John died in October 1216, Henry, his eldest son, was only nine years old. It was not until January 1227 that he assumed full regal powers. Thus England experienced its first royal minority since the Norman Conquest. The early part of Henry III's minority was a period of acute political crisis. The throne itself had to be...
Allen Lane, 2017. — 128 p. — (Penguin Monarchs). Henry III was a medieval king (ruled in 1216-1272) 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...