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1207 Born
1216 Henry III
becomes King of England.
1227 Henry III of England declares himself of age and assumes power
1236 Henry III of England marries Eleanor of Provence.
1238 Simon de Montfort
marries Eleanor, sister of Henry III of England.
1251 King Alexander III of Scotland
marries Margaret, daughter of King Henry III of England, precipitating a power struggle between the two monarchs.
1253 King Henry III of England meets with English
nobles and church leaders to reaffirm the validity of the Magna Carta
.
1253 Having rebuffed the armed forces of Conrad IV of Germany
, Pope Innocent IV offers Sicily
to Edmund, son of King Henry III of England.
1253 The Domus Conversorum, a building and institution in London
for Jew
s who had converted to Christianity
, is established by King Henry III of England.
1254 Edward Plantagenet
marries Eleanor of Castile. His father Henry III
had demanded the marriage in exchange of ending the war with her brother Alfonso X of Castile
1257 Matthew Paris
, English
historian, personally intreviews King Henry III of England for a week straight while compiling his major work of English history, ''Chronica Majora''.
1257 King Henry III of England orders the production of an twenty pence English coin of pure gold
, the first high-denomination coin minted in England
and the first to use gold. Unfortunately for King Henry, the bullion value of the coins was about 20% higher than the nominal face value, leading to poor circulation as coins were melted down by individuals for their gold content.
1258 King Henry III of England is forced by seven powerful barons to accept the Provisions of Oxford, effectively ending the absolute monarchy
in England
by requiring the calling of a parliament
.
1259 Kings Louis IX of France
and Henry III of England agree to the Treaty of Paris, in which Henry renounces his claims to French
-controlled territory on continental Europe
(including Normandy
) in exchange for Louis withdrawing his support for English rebels.
1262 King Henry III of England obtains a papal bull
releasing him from the Provisions of Oxford, preceding the Second Barons' War
, a civil war started in 1263.
1264 The Battle of Lewes of the Second Barons' War is fought between Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester
and King Henry III of England in Sussex
. By the end of the battle, de Montfort's forces capture both King Henry and his brother, future King Edward I
, making de Montfort the "uncrowned king of England
" for 15 months before Edward escapes captivity and recaptures the throne.
1267 The Second Barons' War
in England
ends, as the rebels and King Henry III of England agree to peace terms as laid out in the Dictum of Kenilworth.
1267 King Henry III of England acknowledges Llywelyn ap Gruffudd
's title of Prince of Wales
in the Treaty of Montgomery.
1272 King Edward I of England
departs for England
from the failed Ninth Crusade
and becomes King when his father, King Henry III
, dies.
1272 Died
1274 King Edward I of England
finally returns from the Ninth Crusade
to England
to be crowned
king, two years after his father King Henry III's
death.
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