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The First English Revolution : Simon de Montfort, Henry III and the Barons? War.
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 t...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Bloomsbury Publishing,
2012.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Preface; Note on money; Abbreviations; List of maps and genealogical tables; 1 Origins of Reform; 2 Revolution; The crisis, April-May 1258; The Oxford parliament and the provisions of Oxford, June 1258; Implementing the programme of reform, July 1258-September 1259; The Provisions of Westminster, October 1259; 3 The Crown Resurgent; The council's demise, November 1259-December 1260; The recovery of royal authority, January-June 1261; Consolidation, June-November 1261; 4 The Emergence of Simon de Montfort as Leader; Uneasy truce, November 1261-April 1263.
- Rebellion and the restoration of the council, April 1263-July 1263Royalist revival and the Mise of Amiens, July 1263-January 1264; 5 Civil War; The road to Lewes, February-May 1264; Divine judgement, May-October 1264; Montfort's kingdom, October 1264-May 1265; The end of the dream, May-August 1265; 6 Retribution and Reconciliation; 7 Conclusion; Legacy: the lessons learnt; England's First Revolution and its place in History; Notes; Bibliography; Index.