, which he made the seat of his government and where he expanded the abbey as a shrine to Edward the Confessor
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1216 King John of England dies at Newark-on-Trent and is succeeded by his nine-year-old son Henry.
1259 Kings Louis IX of France and Henry III of England agree to the Treaty of Paris, in which Henry renounces his claims to French-controlled territory on continental Europe (including Normandy) in exchange for Louis withdrawing his support for English rebels.
1264 The Battle of Lewes, between King Henry III of England and the rebel Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester, begins.
1264 Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured and forced to sign the Mise of Lewes, making Simon de Montfort the ''de facto'' ruler of England.
1272 Following Henry III of England's death on November 16, his son Prince Edward becomes King of England.