Stephen Church Henry III (Penguin Monarchs) Paperback Book

Most contemporaries would have argued that it was a kings job to put in peril his soul for the good of his Church and of his people. But Henry was too determined to live a life of a saintHenry III, the son of King John, was catapulted onto the throne aged just nine and reigned for fiftysix years, during which time his selfconscious piety often put him at odds with those around him. Yet as this sparkling account makes clear, he deserves to be better known for the birth of Parliament, the building of Westminster Abbey, and the development of a kingdom that still recognizably exists today. | Stephen Church Henry III (Penguin Monarchs) Paperback Book