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Stephen Church is a writer and professor of medieval history at the University of East Anglia.

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The greatest problem that Henry faced was that, after a long minority, his subjects had become used to a king who did not rule.

Henry III: A Simple and God-Fearing King (2017)

Henry might not be King Louis’s equal in matters of war, but he would be in matters of style (the confusion of style with substance is a recurring theme in Henry’s life).

Henry III: A Simple and God-Fearing King (2017)

We might like to think of Henry III as a gentle and pious king (an image he wanted us to see), but many of those who suffered under the rule of his local officials had a different perspective on their monarch.

Henry III: A Simple and God-Fearing King (2017)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Stephen Church (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.