Dominic Selwood

The Plantagenet we always forget

Henry III’s long reign was packed with drama, yet he’s one of our least known kings. David Carpenter sets the record straight

The coronation of Henry III, depicted in the Cotton MS Vitellius A XIII (British Library) Alamy

  • Henry III: The Rise to Power and Personal Rule, 1207-1258

    David Carpenter

    Yale University Press, pp. 763, £30

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