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EARL OF LEICESTER. CHAPTER IV. SIMON DE MONTFORT IN GASCONY. It was in the year 1248 that Henry resolved to send Simon de Montfort as his viceroy to Gascony. Henry’s experience, gathered in the expedition of 1242, showed how untrustworthy were his allies, how rebellious his subjects. At the head of the restless nobility stood Gaston of Bearn ...
This paper surveys the political career and personal life of Simon de Montfort. Derived largely from the author's biography of Montfort, it lays stress on his initial position as an outsider in English politics whose military abilities, diplomatic usefulness and personal charisma fostered his rise to power at the court of Henry III, but who subsequently fell out with the king and eventually ...
Constitutional reformer Simon de Montfort won a great victory at Lewes at the outset of the Second Baron’s War. But Prince Edward crushed him at Evesham in August 1265. This article appears in: September 2015. By William E. Welsh. The narrow barge drifted slowly along the Thames River on a muggy summer day in July 1258.
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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 ...
Simon de Montfort was by origin a minor French noble who went on to become one of the leading English magnates of the thirteenth century and the brother-in-law of King Henry III. He was first the close friend of the king and later his bitter enemy. He was a devout Christian, a crusader and a kindred spirit.
The Last Year. XII. Conclusion & Miracles of Simon de Montfort. CHARACTER OF SIMON DE MONTFORT. ‘Erat signidem, &c.’ Risk, de Bellis, &c., 6. 7. He was indeed a mighty man, and prudent, and circumspect; in the use of arms and in experience of warfare, superior to all others of his time; commendably endowed with knowledge of letters; fond of ...
2 days ago · Quick Reference. (1208–65). Earl Simon has been the subject of controversy ever since his death at the battle of Evesham (1265). Then, the victorious royalists dismembered his body in revengeful exultation; a detested traitor had met his end. But his followers found solace in the rapid emergence of a cult. A ‘political’ saint was born.
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