Henry III (Penguin Monarchs): A Simple and God-Fearing King by Stephen Church. 'Most contemporaries would have argued that it was a king's 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 saint'. Henry III, the son of King John, was catapulted onto the throne aged just nine and reigned for fifty-six years, during which time his self-conscious 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.You'll also receive a free 6x4 print of Henry III. Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin; Reprint edition (4 July 2019)Language ‏ : ‎ EnglishPaperback ‏ : ‎ 144 pagesISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 024138043XISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0241380437Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 11.1 x 1.02 x 18.11 cm