David Arscott Carpenter

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David Arscott Carpenter


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David Arscott Carpenter is an English historian, currently Professor of Medieval History at King's College London. He has written widely on the reign of Henry III.

David Carpenter is Professor of Medieval History at King’s College London and an expert in thirteenth-century England. He has published extensively on politics and society in the reigns of King John and Henry III as well as on the context, issue and reception of Magna Carta. His book The Struggle for Mastery: Britain 1066-1284 is widely read by scholars, students and the general public. Professor Carpenter has been tracing versions of Magna Carta 1215 for the Magna Carta Project and is currently preparing a book on the Charter for Penguin.

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The Struggle for Mastery: B...

3.83 avg rating — 270 ratings — published 2003 — 8 editions
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Henry III: The Rise to Powe...

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Henry III: Reform, Rebellio...

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The Minority of Henry III

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Henry III: Reform, Rebellio...

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The Reign of Henry III

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Foundations of Medieval Sch...

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Calendar of the Fine Rolls ...

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The Glory of Westminster Abbey

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“Matthew Paris’s amazement at the way the fruits of England were being devoured by foreigners probably reflects very well the views of barons, knights, prelates and lower clergy in parliament.”
David Arscott Carpenter, Henry III: The Rise to Power and Personal Rule, 1207-1258

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