September 1264 – December 1264 The legate’s interference put enormous pressure on the English prelates who had thrown in their […]
Tag: Jews
The road to Lewes
1264 As usual, the initial fighting broke out in the west. Henry de Montfort scored an early triumph by bottling […]
Unmindful of his own honour
January 1264 A truce was to be observed during the course of arbitration. Henry being Henry, he ordered Roger Mortimer, […]
Blood money
1255 Six months earlier Henry had sold the custody of the Jews to Richard so that he might “disembowel those […]
Jew’s Court
Known as Jew’s Court, this house in Lincoln was long considered the scene of the crime. In 1910, the owner […]
A boy named Hugh
1255 On 31 July a fatherless boy named Hugh disappeared in the city of Lincoln. Told he was last seen […]
Pay or quit the kingdom
1243 There was nothing like a wedding to bring out the best in Henry and he used the occasion of […]
Always the Jews
1231 The expedition was a total failure. Young Henry looked splendid in his armor until dysentery took hold of him […]