It is over 750 years since Simon de Montfort called his 1265 parliament. Is his failed revolution still worth talking about today? Did it even matter at the time?
This episode part of a mini-series:
Ep.1: What were the causes of the Second Barons' War?
Ep.2: What were the events of the Second Barons' War?
Ep.3: What is the significance of the Second Barons' War?
This mini-series is based on:
The Song of Simon de Montfort: England's First Revolutionary and the Death of Chivalry
Further reading:
Adrian Jobson (ed.): Baronial Reform and Revolution in England 1258-67
David Carpenter: Henry III: The Rise to Power and Personal Rule, 1207-1258
David Carpenter: Henry III: Reform, Rebellion, Civil War, Settlement, 1258-1272
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