Eleanor of Provence
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Eleanor of Provence, whom the King married in 1236, encouraged more luxury in the homes of the barons and courtiers.
From Illustrated History of Furniture From the Earliest to the Present Time by Frederick Litchfield
The king's marriage in 1236 to Eleanor of Provence was followed by the arrival in England of the new queen's uncles.
From History of the English People, Volume II The Charter, 1216-1307; The Parliament, 1307-1400 by John Richard Green
Eleanor of Provence, married to Henry III.; vituperative ballads made on her; her unpopularity; her spirited conduct in the Barons' war.
From Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II by Charlotte Mary Yonge
Nevertheless he was again crowned—this time in London in 1236, after his marriage with Eleanor of Provence.
From London and the Kingdom - Volume I by Reginald R. (Reginald Robinson) Sharpe
The earliest civic show on record, writes Mr. Fairholt, who made a specialty of this subject, took place in 1236, on the passage of Henry III. and Eleanor of Provence through the City to Westminster.
From Old and New London Volume I by Walter Thornbury
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