Janina Ramirez

Matthew Paris wrote that Henry III 'stayed beside me night and day, guiding my pen'. But despite his intimate relationship with the king, Paris never minced his words, nor his satire. In his 'Chronica Majora' he gives an intimate glimpse of Henry's reign, complete with some of the earliest satirical cartoons documenting his real feelings towards the king. Oxford historian and TV presenter Janina Ramirez uses recent new discoveries about Paris's manuscript to bring Henry III's fascinating life to light.