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Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Gloucester, was originally on the side of the rebels during the Second Barons' War . He changed over to th...

The end of the Second Barons' War required closure and reconciliation, and it came in the Dictum of Kenilworth, named for the castle in ...

Simon de Montfort was in control of London in April 1264. Northampton was under siege by supporters of King Henry, and Simon assembled his ...

Evesham Abbey had existed for about five and a half centuries by the time Henry III was captured by Simon de Montfort at the Battle of L...

When Henry I (1068-1135) was king of England, the rule of the law was simple: someone had to pay for a crime. The philosophy was "...

Henry III (1207-1272) spent much of his reign of 56 years dealing with fallout from the reign of his father, King John. For one thing, ...