Henry III of England

  • Also Known As: Henry of Winchester
  • English

House of Plantagenet

Henry III was a King of medieval England who assumed the throne when he was only nine during a civil war in his kingdom. - AsNotedIn


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Timeline

Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
1225/00/00 The King's Chamber (lost) is built parallel to St Stephen's Chapel for Henry III. It will become known as the Painted Chamber for magnificent paintings decorating its walls. English Sovereign Fragments of the Painted Chamber, Old Palace of Westminster Palace of Westminster
1225/02/11 King Henry III himself authenticates the Magna Carta with his Great Seal. As the final and definitive version, clauses of the 1225 charter, not the charter of 1215, are on the Statute Book of the United Kingdom today. English Sovereign Magna Carta (document)
1245/00/00 The rebuilding of Westminster Hall is begun under the auspice of King Henry III, but is will be left unfinished. English Sovereign Westminster Hall Palace of Westminster
1250/00/00 Rochester Castle is reconstructed under Henry III and Edward I, the castle will remain a viable fortress until the 16th century. English Sovereign Rochester Castle Rochester, Kent
1259/12/04 Kneeling amid the apple tress in the Palais de la Cite, King Henry III of England pays liege homage to Louis IX of France, renounces his claims to Normandy, Maine, Anjou and Poitou and acknowledges that he holds his continental lands as a peer of France. English Sovereign Palais de la Cite Apple
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