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  1. Simon I of Montfort or Simon de Montfort (c. 1025 – 25 September 1087) was a French nobleman. He was born in Montfort l'Amaury, near Paris, and became its lord. He was the son of Amaury I de Montfort and Bertrade.

  2. Mar 20, 2014 · In 1258, a group of barons led by Simon de Montfort, earl of Leicester, seized the reins of government from Henry III. Discontented with Henry’s misguided and somewhat prodigal rule, they set out to reform the government of the kingdom.

    • Sophie Ambler
    • 2014
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  4. The enigmatic Simon de Montfort, sixth Earl of Leicester in the thirteenth century during the reign of King Henry III, has been a divisive historical figure since the day of his ascension to member the royal court.

  5. Simon I de Montfort. The Henry Project: The Ancestors of King Henry II of England. Simon I de Montfort l'Amaury. Lord of Montfort, aft. 1060-ca. 1087.

  6. Apr 2, 2021 · The second allusion is to the Song of Lewes, a paean to Simon and his virtues in 968 lines of Latin verse, written between the battles of Lewes and Evesham when Montfort ruled England, and providing a fierce defence of the baronial position alongside trenchant criticism of Henry III’s rule.

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  8. Jun 2, 2020 · The Song of Simon de Montfort: England's First Revolutionary and the Death of Chivalry. By Sophie Thérèse Ambler. London: Picador. 2019. 368 pp. £20.00. ISBN 9781509837571. Adrian Jobson. First published: 02 June 2020.

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