Henry III and the Communication of Power - Dr Benjamin Wild

Against the backdrop of King Johns ignominy and the political challenge posed by Magna Carta, which encouraged demands for greater representation in parliament, King Henry III used art, architecture and apparel to exalt his authority and to communicate his divinely-ordained status on a scale never previously seen in England.
This lecture considers how Henry used art to justify monarchy at the dawn of what is commonly termed the parliamentary state.
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[@HardWater91]

Recently found out I’m descended from this guy, in more ways than one.
There must be millions of us.

[@rafaelsanz3441]

Spaniard, and I m descended from him too. And almost everybody in my village of Segovia, 100 km far away Madrid.

[@Patrick3183]

Thanks for uploading this! This is an underrated era in English history.

[@englishcloud6299]

Excellent lecture, I love Henry III and Kenilworth castle, my whole A Level Art course was dedicated to this subject

[@kerriefuller1696]

I found it helpful to listen to The Lost Tapes of History podcast - ep 8 is Henry II and the Architect!

[@RichMitch]

Thank you very much

[@finch45lear]

David Carpenter's Henry III is an excellent biography. Vol. One covers 1207-1258. Looking forward to the second volume to be published.

[@patavinity1262]

Someone who presents a quotation from Foucault as a matter of fact puts me off straight away

[@johnbull8047]

Quite. This kind of behaviour is certainly more and more common amongst intellectuals.

[@KevinMarxTheWarning]

This is my 22nd Great grandad

[@SmugglersWench]

He was my 23rd, my 22nd was Edmund

[@DarkMoonDroid]

Fascinating.
When referring to his interaction with St. John, you first said it was St. John the Evangelist and then later St. John the Baptist. Does this reflect conflicts in the narratives, or your own misspeaking? This is a typical mistake in narratives and reflects the problems associated with the practice of using Saints to validate authority.
I suspect there are few Leaders and Rulers who fit into any simple category. Rulership/Leadership itself seems to necessitate acting upon values which will conflict because you are involved in power-relationships between characters with conflicting values and in order to properly advance/defend either your own position and/or your constituency, you will have to be free to act in an ambiguous manner. Thus the ancient maxim: those who pursue power are least qualified to hold it and those who eschew it will have to be compelled to Rule.

[@2msvalkyrie529]

Thankfully no attempt to shoehorn in LGBTQ or Diversity issues . ( Knowing
Gresham I'm sure they tried . Must have been a disappointment not to have
found any pretext ? )

[@uameamalositagatanofoalii7226]

Norman Usurper

[@billyjesus5442]

too much waffling in this one 20 mins in and nothing interesting said.

[@tomdrowry]

Norman gangster.

[@sgraham694]

lol

[@sinOsiris]

bah!