The end of June 1263 saw Montfort begin the final campaign to force a provisional government on Henry and his […]
Tag: Simon de Montfort
The speech that might have been
The speech Simon reportedly addressed to the troops before Lewes is full of religious hyperbole, with little indication of the oratory […]
England’s first constitution
May – June 1264 The battle won, Simon quickly secured the surrender of Henry and Edward by agreeing to two […]
The road to Lewes
1264 As usual, the initial fighting broke out in the west. Henry de Montfort scored an early triumph by bottling […]
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 […]
Cracks in the opposition
1259 In January, two years after he was elected King of the Romans, Richard prepared to return home. The barons […]
More than all the thunder and lightning in the world
1258 Roger Bigod assured Henry he was not. They asked only for the removal of the aliens and establishment of […]
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 […]
Giving William a taste of his own medicine
1257 Simon was one of the commissioners appointed to deal with Alexander in Rome, but the mission, for reasons unknown, […]
The third son
1208 Simon de Montfort was described as “tall in body and handsome in face.” He was also said to have […]