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Mar 8, 2012 · Louise J. Wilkinson. A&C Black, Mar 8, 2012 - History - 232 pages. As sister of Henry III and aunt of the future Edward I, Eleanor de Montfort was at the heart of the bloody conflict between the Crown and the English barons. At Lewes in 1264 Simon de Montfort captured the king and secured control of royal government.
Apr 26, 2022 · Eleanor de Montfort, Princess of Wales and Lady of Snowdon (1252 - 19 June 1282) was a daughter of Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester and Eleanor of England. Early life. Eleanor's maternal grandparents were John of England and his queen consort Isabella of Angoulême. Her maternal uncles included Henry III of England and Richard, 1st Earl ...
Eleanor de Montfort: A Rebel Countess in Medieval England, by Louise Wilkinson. London: Continuum, 2012. Pp. xvi+213. isbn: 9781847251947. $34.95. louise wilkinson has written a modest little book about the youngest sister of an English monarch, Henry III. In just 136 pages of exposition (183 with
Eleanor was the daughter of Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester and Eleanor Plantagenet, daughter of King John of England and Isabella of Angoulême. She married Llewelyn ap Gruffydd by proxy in 1275. Eleanor began the sea voyage from France to north Wales, avoiding making a land passage through England. The two...
May 10, 2012 · Haven't yet read the book but looks most interesting. Tells about "A rebel countess in medieval England". Eleanor lived in the 13th century, was the daughter of King John and Isabella, was a teenage widow, then married Simon de Montfort, and lived in a turbulent period of English history.
- Louise J. Wilkinson
Jan 15, 2024 · Eleanor was the youngest of the seven children and the younger and the only surviving of the two daughters of Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester and Eleanor of England. Her paternal grandparents were Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester and Alix de Montmorency , a French noblewoman.
By 1263 Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester, had emerged as the baronial party’s leader. In 1264, following the capture of Henry III and his heir (the future Edward I) at the Battle of Lewes, Simon became the de facto ruler of England. The remains of Odiham Castle in Hampshire, where Eleanor de Montfort co-ordinated communications ...
