Why is Henry III so overshadowed compared to the reigns of his father and son?

For a man with a 56 year long reign and the whole thing with Simon de Montfort you’d think he’d be well remembered, but no.

u/Haunting-Health-5950 — 2 months ago

Why, out of all of England's French speaking Monarchs, is it Richard the Lionheart who gets the most criticism for not speaking English?

Especially compared to William the Conqueror, Stephen of Blois or even his own father Henry II, who felt more like Norman/French nobles who were also Kings of England rather than solely English monarchs.

u/Haunting-Health-5950 — 3 months ago