Cassell's History of England, Vol. 1 (of 8) From the Roman Invasion to the Wars of the Roses
CHAPTER XXIV.
THE REIGN OF HENRY III.
Accession of the King--Renewal of the Great Charter--Messages of Conciliation--Battle of Lincoln--Destruction of the French Fleet--Departure of Louis--Reduction of Albemarle--Resumption of the Royal Castles--War with France--Characters of Richard of Cornwall and Henry III.--Fall of Hubert de Burgh--Peter des Roches--Henry is his own Minister--The House of Provence--The King's Marriage Articles--The Marriage and Entry into London--Influx of Foreigners--Papal Aggressions--Persecution of the Jews--Oppression of the Londoners--A Religious Ceremony 277