Miscellaneous Facts . King Henry III . . 👑 Henry III was nine years old when he became king. . 👑 He kept a quartet of lions in the Tower of London. They were called Fanny, Miss Fanny, Miss Howe & Miss Fanny Howe. . 👑 Henry III received a polar bear from the King of Norway. It was allowed to hunt for fish in the River Thames on the end of a long rope. The first elephant in England was a gift to King Henry III from the King of France. . 👑 The Magna Carta was reissued when Henry III became king & again when he turned 18 in 1225. . 👑 In 1264, Henry III was captured during the rebellion of barons led by Simon de Montfort & was forced to set up a ‘Parlement’ at Westminster, which was how the House of Commons began. . 👑 Henry III was the greatest patron of medieval architecture & ordered the rebuilding of Westminster Abbey in the Gothic style. . . . #Miscellaneousfacts #RoyalFacts #Facts #KingHenryIII #HenryIII #HenryIIIofEngland #KingofEngland #Royalty #HouseofPlantagenet #History #EnglishMonarchy #England #Britain #heritage #Royal #Historic #TowerofLondon #London #TheBritishMonarchy #Britishmonarchy #Westminster (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/BrM-a0NlOak/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=103uu1dfrjysg
