Ascended throne in 1216, aged 9. Son of King John. Resurrected the Magna Carta. Married Eleanor of Provence who became consort queen. Began the building of the current Westminster Abbey in 1245 and is buried there.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
King Henry III
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Henry III granting charter to Westminster Abbey
This section is to the left of the entrance arch. The description of "Henry ...
Maughan - Henry III
The building Henry clutches represents the House of the Converts which he bui...
Savoy - crown
SH Within these precincts stood the Palace of Savoy, the erection of which w...
Westminster Hall - Simon de Montfort
Queen Elizabeth II here replied to addresses presented by both Houses of Parl...
Other Subjects
Silver Wedding of Queen & Prince Philip
At the time of their wedding Philip's title was Philip Mountbatten, Duke of Edinburgh, not Prince, and the Queen was still Princess Elizabeth. If their family names had not been Anglicised earlier ...
2 memorials
King Haakon VII
Born Christian Frederik Carl Georg Valdemar Axel in Charlottenlund Palace, near Copenhagen. Known as Prince Carl of Denmark, he became the first king of Norway after the 1905 dissolution of the uni...
1 memorial
King William IV, Duke of Clarence
The Duke of Clarence became King William IV (The Sailor King), reigning 1830 to 1837. Had a long live-in affair with the actress Mrs Jordan which produced 10 children, all given the surname FitzCla...
8 memorials
Henry VIII’s Manor House
King Henry VIII got to know Chelsea during his visits to Sir Thomas More and moved to the old manor house in 1510. The house was originally owned by the Bray family who eventually surrendered it to...
2 memorials
Queen Eleanor of Castile
Born to the King of Castile she was aged 13 when she married the future King of England, Edward I. It was a political, arranged marriage which seems to have been happy and successful as well, if 16...
2 memorials
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