Simon de Montfort and the Rise of the English Nation

ISBN-13: 9781445660110 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 288 str.

Darren Baker

Opis

Simon de Montfort's combination of charisma, determination and fearlessness made him one of the greatest men of his age. This biography follows his life from his upbringing in France until his death at the hands of the future Edward I. The pivotal year was 1264, when Montfort captured Henry III in battle, established a constitutional monarchy and revolutionized the representation of Parliament, the future Commons. Montfort recognized and cultivated a new awakening in national identity and political awareness not seen since before the Norman Conquest two centuries earlier. Henry's reign of 56 years saw many changes in England and on the Continent, and Montfort's entree to the courts of Paris and Rome was instrumental in his rebellion against the king. Not for another 400 years, until the advent of Oliver Cromwell, would England see a revolution led by a figure of comparable stature.