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William the Conqueror (c. 1028 – 9 September 1087), sometimes called William the Bastard, was the first Norman king of England (as William I), reigning from 1066 until his death. A descendant of Rollo, he was Duke of Normandy (as William II) from 1035 onward.
Jan 20, 2018 · On 20 January 1265 Simon De Montfort, the leader of a group of barons rebelling against King Henry III, summoned a group of men from across England to gather support.
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A Flemish Franciscan monk, William of Rubruck (Willem van Ruysbroeck, ca. 1210-ca. 1270) wrote the most detailed and valuable of the early Western accounts of the Mongols.
The sky darkened, thunder pealed, and a pelting rain fell. The king ordered the crew to dock at the residence of William Kirkham, Bishop of Durham. Lodging with the bishop was Simon V de Montfort, Earl of Leicester, who was the king’s brother-in-law and one of the realms most powerful magnates.
Jan 21, 2014 · After Henry III took the throne, rebel leader Simon de Montfort's victory at the Battle of Lewes led to the first English parliament on 20 January 1265.
Montfort's Parliament of 1265 appeared to succeed by engendering peace between the King and Montfort. However, later in March Montfort lost the support of the earl of Gloucester, his only major supporter and an influential early. This would mark a crucial point in the downfall of Montfort.
The quick campaign had proved de Montfort’s generalship to be superior, as he was able to raise armies, move them quickly, work out alliances, and impose his will on the enemy. Still, things were not as they may have seemed.
