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Second Barons' War
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Second Barons' War
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05 May 2026
Second Barons' War Against the Jews
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In February 1264, after the Mise of Amiens , the fighting between the forces of Simon de Montfort and King Henry III began in earnest. One ...
04 May 2026
The Second Barons' War Begins
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So the first phase of the Second Barons' War happened very quickly. The rebellious barons invaded London and captured King Henry III and...
03 May 2026
The Provisions Overturned
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The Provisions of Oxford , a result of the barons demanding reforms from King Henry III during the Mad Parliament in exchange for raising m...
02 May 2026
The Provisions of Westminster
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The Provisions of Oxford , reorganizing the government of England with a series of checks and balances that removed power from King Henry II...
30 April 2026
The Second Barons' War—Causes
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The Second Barons' War started in 1264 by Simon de Montfort , the 6th Earl of Leicester, against King Henry III of England. Henry was re...
29 April 2026
Simon and Eleanor
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After Simon de Montfort failed to gain the hand of the Countess of Flanders, he was offered a different marriage partner: the sister of Kin...
27 April 2026
The End of Richard
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Richard of Cornwall, who occasionally rebelled against his brother, King Henry III of England, aided him against a rebellion not long after ...
24 December 2024
The Interregnum
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There was more than one period of time called an Interregnum ("between reigns") when a ruler for a specific area was lacking. The ...
13 June 2024
Eleanor of Castile
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Ferdinand III of Castile and his queen, Joan the Countess of Ponthieu, had two children together. One, a son named Ferdinand, went on to bec...
20 March 2024
Financing a War
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When Simon de Montfort wanted to kick off the Second Barons War , he needed funding. One of the easiest ways for most medieval Europeans to ...
19 March 2024
War Comes to Oxford
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By the early 1260s, Oxford had become a place where scholars went to teach and learn . Violence was not unknown, as conflicts between studen...
24 January 2023
Edward I — Civil Warrior
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The future King Edward I (pictured here with his wife Eleanor and showing his reported blepharoptosis , drooping left eye) did not always su...
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