In 1264, after being defeated at the Battle of Lewes, King Henry III was forced by Simon de Montfort to call a parliament which included not only the great barons, but also citizens from the major towns in England. This was the very beginnings of what became our parliamentary democracy today.
Discover the causes and consequences of the baronial war between Simon de Montfort and Henry III, the origins of parliament and the impact of these wars on the North of England.
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