Rebels: Simon De Montfort
Medieval
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48m
In the third part of his series, conflict analyst Professor Michael Livingston is continuing his journey across the length and breadth of the United Kingdom on the trail of some of Britain’s best known rebels.
In this episode Michael is heading across England to discover the incredible story of a baron who wanted to curb the power of the King and ended up changing the course of English history, Simon de Montfort.
For decades, Simon de Montfort led the opposition against the crown - that would eventually drag the country into bloody conflict. Michael heads to Simon’s powerbase at Kenilworth to learn about his tumultuous relationship with the King.
Before heading into the corridors of power at Westminster.
Heading to the National Archives, Michael will look at a document that bears witness to one of the most revolutionary moments in English history and then head to the market town of Evesham where Simon de Montfort met his grisly end…
But the rebel de Montfort wasn’t forgotten, and the ideas that he tried to establish in the 1200s are still evident in our parliamentary democracy today…
If you want to find out more about Simon de Montfort and his rebellion we found these publications particularly useful
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Song-Simon-Montfort-Englands-Revolutionary/dp/1509837574
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lewes-Evesham-1264-65-Montfort-Campaign/dp/147281150X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2K6UNYAIBFXHT&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.EkyhPwklxdNAo4bACewFkuSdQOqDSsOpivcou8ABcCTAeNzQlQ_myF-CWQ7Bm7buIrQrQHLjwjGrvzCW5tKPdsuCebLlM4d1K5TnAl4s9qQIHu-ImEn3lBtuqoU6vnZhsXkG0oJtubuV7Hl_q4cgs68R5FLlM15CBpEn0ahKiaj7BL3t73CKDtw6mlwRmCoHvQ8Cde7ENKLf5G0td6LH68Fib56Jrd8qeHmgnp84vvE.PIcT7RAvRyrSFDby5fCHBmAJ-XFkDxS2OeN_bOLQmbI&dib_tag=se&keywords=battle+of+evesham&qid=1778775779&s=books&sprefix=battle+of+evesham%2Cstripbooks%2C116&sr=1-1
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