The end of June 1263 saw Montfort begin the final campaign to force a provisional government on Henry and his […]
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England’s first constitution
May – June 1264 The battle won, Simon quickly secured the surrender of Henry and Edward by agreeing to two […]
Never to perjurers and apostates
1263 The turmoil resulted in much spoliation of property, the ruffians playing a major role in it, and the demands […]
On the brink
1263 Edward was the first to return. Scolded by his father for “indolence and wantoness” while the Welsh ravaged the […]
More arbitration, more disaffection
1262 When the two sides could not agree on any amendments to the Provisions, the arbitrator, Richard of Cornwall, ruled […]
Henry resurgent, Simon goes into exile
1261 Henry’s basic grievance was that the barons had gone beyond the intentions of the Provisions. They had met and […]
Another king in the family
1257 Earlier in that disastrous year Richard left for Aachen to be crowned King of the Romans, which was a […]
An absolute mess
1250 Henry’s policy in Gascony was an absolute mess. The province was nominally Richard’s, but now, at the queen’s insistence, […]
The Lusignans come to England
1247 Isabella and Hugh were later embroiled in another plot against Louis, involving poison and cooks who talk a lot […]
The king’s wrath
1239 True to character, Henry’s break with Simon was abrupt and unseemly. He waited for the occasion of the queen’s […]
Henry finally takes a wife
1236 The royal wedding took place on January 4, 1236. It was a lavish affair, all of it overseen by […]
The second Eleanor
1237 Eleanor of Provence was the second of the four daughters of poverty-stricken Count Ramon Berenger. Known as Eleanor La […]