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Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured and forced to sign the Mise of Lewes, making Simon de Montfort the effective ruler of England.
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Battle of Lewes
1264 battle of the Second Barons' War
The Battle of Lewes was one of two main battles of the conflict known as the Second Barons' War. It took place at Lewes in Sussex, on 14 May 1264. It marked the high point of the career of Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester, and made him the "uncrowned King of England".…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Henry III of England
King of England from 1216 to 1272
Henry III, also known as Henry of Winchester, was King of England, Lord of Ireland and Duke of Aquitaine from 1216 until his death in 1272. The son of John, King of England, and Isabella of Angoulême, Henry acceded to the throne when he was only nine in the middle of the First…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Mise of Lewes
1264 English settlement of the Second Barons' War
The Mise of Lewes was a settlement made on 14 May 1264 between King Henry III of England and his rebellious barons, led by Simon de Montfort. The settlement was made on the day of the Battle of Lewes, one of the two major battles of the Second Barons' War. The conflict between…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester
English nobleman and rebel (c.1208 – 1265)
Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester, 1st Earl of Chester, also known as Simon V de Montfort, was an English nobleman of French origin and a member of the English peerage, who led the baronial opposition to the rule of King Henry III of England, culminating in the Second…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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