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Website. dmu .ac .uk. De Montfort University Leicester ( DMU) is a public university in the city of Leicester, England. It was established in accordance with the Further and Higher Education Act in 1992 as a degree awarding body. The name De Montfort University was taken from Simon de Montfort, a 13th-century Earl of Leicester .
- Simon came from a famous French crusading family. Simon de Montfort was born around 1205 at Montfort-l’Amaury. His father, also named Simon, took part in the Fourth Crusade and led the Albigensian Crusade in France against the Cathars.
- Simon arrived in England in 1229 seeking his fortune. As a second son, Simon did not receive any of his father’s inheritance. Part of the family’s collection of titles was the earldom of Leicester in England and this caused a problem for his older brother Amaury.
- He expelled Jews from his lands as a propaganda stunt. In 1231, Simon issued a document that expelled all Jews from the half of Leicester in his possession.
- Simon married the king’s sister. Simon became a favourite of King Henry III. In 1238, Henry oversaw the marriage of his sister Eleanor to Simon, despite the widowed Eleanor taking a vow of chastity.
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Jan 19, 2015 · Growing opposition to Montfort's regime led to a fresh outbreak of war, and he was slain at the battle of Evesham in August 1265 - an encounter so vicious it shocked contemporaries. "The murder of ...
Montfort-l'Amaury (ancestral) The House of Montfort was a medieval French noble house that eventually found its way to the Kingdom of England and originated the famous Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester. However, his father, Simon de Monfort the Elder, who led the French Crusaders during the Albigensian Crusade, is far more notorious in ...
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Simon de Montfort, born in 1208 in Montfort-l'Amaury, France, emerged as one of the most influential figures in 13th-century English politics. His journey from a French nobleman to a pivotal player in English governance is both fascinating and complex. By marrying Eleanor of England in 1238, he secured a foothold in the English aristocracy, setting the stage for his later political endeavors ...
Nov 11, 2020 · Simon de Montfort born in 1208, was born in Montfort in France. The youngest son of his father, also called Simon, the young French nobleman was not set to inherit any of his fathers lands but, that wouldn't stop young Simon becoming one of the most well known and influential men of the 13th century. Drawing of a stained glass window of ...
Montfort was a populist leader who presented himself as the defender of ‘England for the English', a popular cause in the country at large, where people had come to see the king's misgovernment as the result of his reliance on foreign advisors. He also pursued policies against the Jewish money-lenders, cancelling debts to many minor ...
