Henry III: England's Longest Reigning King

Gone Medieval

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🗓️ 2 April 2022

⏱️ 50 minutes

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In 1216, at the adolescent age of nine, Henry became King Henry III of England. With his father, King John passing, right amid the First Barons’ War, Henry was left to inherit his mantle and all the chaos that came with it. But how did the young King rule the country? In this episode, Matt is joined by a leading authority on the history of Britain, David Carpenter, to delve into the first half of King Henry's reign.

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0:29.8	book. Welcome to this episode of Gone Medieval from History Hit. I'm Matt Lewis. In the Queen's
0:40.3	Platinum Jubilee year, I thought it would be interesting to take a look at the longest
0:44.6	reigning medieval King of England, not least because he's a fascinating figure who manages to fly
0:51.2	so far below the radar far too often. He remains today the fifth longest reigning monarch
0:57.2	in the British Isles after Elizabeth II Victoria, George III, and James VI of Scotland
1:03.4	and First of England. So he's in some impressive company there, but is much less well-known than
1:08.5	the rest of them. Who better to put that right for us than the world's leading experts on this man
1:14.0	and his times? So I'm delighted to be joined today by Professor David Carpenter of King's College
1:19.2	London to talk about the first half of the reign of King Henry III because I'm hoping to get
1:24.7	him back to talk about the second half later. Thank you so much for joining us today David. It's
1:28.4	wonderful to have you here to talk about this fascinating character. Can you just start off for us
1:32.8	please by placing Henry III into some context in the medieval period. When was he? I think he's one
1:38.4	of those people that people aren't sure where he was when he reigned how he fits into the Jigsaw
1:43.3	of Kings. Well, Henry III was the son of King John and he reigned, as you said, for a very long
1:49.8	time, from 1216 to 1272. He was only nine when he came to the throne in 1216 in the middle of the great
1:56.4	Magna Carta Civil War. He was 65 when he died in 1272 and was buried in that magnificent tomb in
2:04.0	Westminster Abbey with that wonderful guilt bronze effigy above it. I think to place him or to
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