Henry lll Time Line
Events of the Reign
1216-1272
- 1207 - Born, Winchester, 1 Oct, first son of John and Isabella.
- 1216 - Henry III is crowned King of England (28 Oct) at the age of nine upon the death of his father, John. England is temporarily ruled by two regents, William the Marshal and Hubert de Burgh. Crowned: Gloucester Cathedral 28 Oct, Westminster Abbey 17 May.
- 1217 - A French force attempting to claim the English throne for Louis, Dauphin of France, is defeated at Lincoln, and a French fleet is repelled off Sandwich in Kent.
- 1219 - The Treaty of Lambeth establishes peace between France, the English barons and supporters of Henry.
- 1219 - William the Marshal dies.
- 1222 - Hubert de Burgh puts down an insurrection in Oxford supporting the French king Louis VIII's claim to the throne.
- 1227 - There had been a kind of consensus reached by the Kings and barons on the basis of Henry's acceptance of his father's Magna Carta. Henry takes full control of the government of England, but retains Hubert de Burgh as his principal adviser.
- 1232 - Peter des Riveaux is appointed Treasurer of England and Hugh de Burgh is dismissed on possibly false charges.
- 1233 - Anger at the increasing influence of Peter des Riveaux and Peter des Roches, Bishop of Winchester, provokes a rebellion led by Richard Marshal, Earl of Pembroke, son of William.
- 1234 - The Marshal rebellion is defeated and Henry dismisses Peter des Riveaux, and confines Peter des Roches to purely spiritual affairs.
- 1236 - Henry marries Eleanor of Provence (14 Jan), the younger sister of the Queen of France, and three of her uncles become minsters in England. They had a total of nine children together.
- 1238 - Simon de Monfort marries Henry's sister, Eleanor.
- 1258 - The English barons, led by de Monfort, rebel against Henry's misgovernment. After meeting at Oxford, they present a list of grievances to Henry, who signs the Provisions of Oxford, which limit royal power.
- 1259 - Henry ratifies the Treaty of Paris and renounces all his rights to Normandy, Maine, and Anjou.
- 1261 - Henry repudiates the Provisions of Oxford.
- 1264 - The Baron's War breaks out and Henry is defeated by de Monfort at Lewes.
- 1265 - De Monfort summons the first English Parliament, which consists of lords, bishops, knights, and burgesses representing the towns.
- 1265 - Some of the barons break their alliance with de Monfort and, led by Edward, Henry's son, kill de Monfort at the Battle of Evesham.
- 1272 - Henry III dies in the Palace of Westminster, 16 Nov.
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