Download or read book The Song of Simon de Montfort written by Sophie Thérèse Ambler and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2019-08-14 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biography of one of the Middle Ages' most controversial, reckless, and heroic figures Born in France in the early thirteenth century to a crusading father of the same name, Simon de Montfort traveled to England in his adulthood, where he claimed the earldom of Leicester and ingratiated himself into King Henry III's inner circles. Initially a trusted advisor, Simon's good relationship with the king did not last. Frustrated by the increasing injustice meted out to his subjects, Simon would go on to rebel against him, marching on the king's hall at Westminster and leading England's first revolution, and imposing a parliamentary system on Henry's rule. Montfort's life touched on nearly every notable event of the thirteenth century, from the holy wars being fought both abroad and closer to home, to the rebellion against the Plantagenets, to his campaigns against Jews in Leicester. The account of his death in battle-swinging his sword to the last-is one of the most graphic ever written of a medieval battlefield. Ambler provides a living portrait of the Middle Ages, brimming with illuminating insights into religion, society, the nobility, warfare, and daily life. In the words of bestselling historian Dan Jones, Ambler is "a dazzlingly talented historian" and her book on Simon de Montfort "marks the arrival of a formidably gifted historian."
Download or read book History of the English Parliament Together with an Account of the Parliaments of Scotland and Ireland written by George Barnett Smith and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book With All for All written by Darren Baker and published by Amberley Publishing. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Simon de Montfort's combination of charisma, determination, and fearlessness made him one of the greatest men of his age. This new biography marks 750 years since Montfort established the earliest forerunner of our modern parliament.
Download or read book Montfort written by Katherine Ashe and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2011-02-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When reading through the ample "historical context" notes that follow each volume of Katherine Ashe's utterly remarkable tetralogy of novels based on the life of Simon de Montfort, one thing becomes obvious: she could easily have produced the most authoritative English-language biography of her subject ever written. Historical Novel Society review Restored to his titles Earl of Leicester, Steward of England, Simon as permanent ambassador to France is living contentedly in Paris when Prince Edward commits an atrocity and the Earl must return to save him and his friends from Llewellyn. In England again, unbidden, Simon becomes entangled in the barons' revolt against King Henry's misrule. But, when the barons recklessly abandon their project, he alone rescues the Provisions of Oxford, and newborn democracy, at risk of his life.
Download or read book Montfort the Founder of Parliament written by Katherine Ashe and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2010-05-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Warfare, clandestine romance, intrigue and Bordeaux wine mix in a feast of adventure in Volume II of Montfort The Founder of Parliament. As Viceroy Simon de Montfort learned the hard lessons of military strategy and politics that later enabled him to seize England and found Parliament, the first modern democracy.Acclaim for Katherine Ashe's Montfort: In a tale crammed with romance, deceit, rampant ambition, failures and triumphs galore, readers will get all they hoped for in this deeply researched and well-told historical narrative. Jane Geniesse,author
Download or read book History of the English Parliament written by George Barnett Smith and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book History of the English Parliament From the earliest times to the death of Charles II 2nd ed 1894 written by George Barnett Smith and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 620 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Short History of Parliament written by Britiffe Constable Skottowe and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book History of the English Parliament From the earliest times to the death of Charles II written by George Barnett Smith and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Short History of Parliament 1295 1642 written by Faith Thompson and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 1953-01-01 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Short History of Parliament was first published in 1953. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions.
Download or read book The First English Revolution written by Adrian Jobson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-08-23 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Simon de Montfort, the leader of the English barons, was the first leader of a political movement to seize power from a reigning monarch. The charismatic de Montfort and his forces had captured most of south-eastern England by 1263 and at the battle of Lewes in 1264 King Henry III was defeated and taken prisoner. De Montfort became de facto ruler of England and the short period which followed was the closest England was to come to complete abolition of the monarchy until Oliver Cromwell's Commonwealth. The Parliament of 1265 - known as De Montfort's Parliament - was the first English parliament to have elected representatives. Only fifteen months later de Montfort's gains were reversed when Prince Edward escaped captivity and defeated the rebels at the Battle of Evesham. Simon de Montfort was killed. Following this victory savage retribution was exacted on the rebels and authority was restored to Henry III. Adrian Jobson captures the intensity of de Montfort's radical crusade through these most revolutionary years in English history in this spirited and dramatic narrative.
Download or read book The Origins of the English Parliament 924 1327 written by J. R. Maddicott and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2010-05-27 with total page 543 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A magisterial study of the evolution of the English parliament from its earliest origins in the late Anglo-Saxon period through to the fully fledged parliament of lords and commons which sanctioned the deposition of Edward II in 1327.
Download or read book A Short History of the English Parliament written by Andrew Bisset and published by . This book was released on 1882 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Student s History of the English Parliament written by Rudolph Gneist and published by . This book was released on 1887 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Origins of the English Parliament 924 1327 written by J. R. Maddicott and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2010-05-27 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Origins of the English Parliament is a magisterial account of the evolution of parliament, from its earliest beginnings in the late Anglo-Saxon period. Starting with the national assemblies which began to meet in the reign of King Æthelstan, it carries the story through to the fully fledged parliament of lords and commons of the early fourteenth century, which came to be seen as representative of the whole nation and which eventually sanctioned the deposition of the king himself in 1327. Throughout, J. R. Maddicott emphasizes parliament's evolution as a continuous process, underpinned by some important common themes. Over the four hundred years covered by the book the chief business of the assembly was always the discussion of national affairs, together with other matters central to the running of the state, such as legislation and justice. It was always a resolutely political body. But its development was also shaped by a series of unforeseen events and episodes. Chief among these were the Norman Conquest, the wars of Richard I and John, and the minority of Henry III. A major turning-point was reached in 1215, when Magna Carta established the need for general consent to taxation - a vital step towards the establishment of parliament itself in the next generation. Covering an exceptionally long time span, The Origins of the English Parliament takes readers to the roots of the English state's central institution, showing how the more familiar parliament of late medieval and early modern England came into being and illuminating the close relationship between particular political episodes and the course of institutional change. Above all, it shows how the origins of parliament lie not in the late thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries, as has usually been argued, but in a much more distant past.
Download or read book History of the English Parliament Its Growth and Development Through a Thousand Years 800 to 1887 written by Rudolph Gneist and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Simon de Montfort written by J. R. Maddicott and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1996-06-20 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Partly a study of the politics of Henry III's reign (l2l6-72), this study looks at Simon de Montfort's lands, finances, following and religious ideals. It draws on unusual sources, making his biography as much a study of temperament and character as a political career.
