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Second Barons' War: King Henry III was defeated at the Battle of Lewes (monument pictured) and forced to sign the Mise of Lewes, making Simon de Montfort the de facto ruler of England.
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Second Barons' War
1264–67 civil war in England
The Second Barons' War (1264–1267) was a civil war in England between the forces of barons led by Simon de Montfort against the royalist forces of King Henry III, led initially by the king himself and later by his son, the future King Edward I. The barons sought to force the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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King of England from 1216 to 1272
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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)
Mise of Lewes
1264 English settlement of the Second Barons' War
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Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester
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