This biography stresses the personal rather than the constitutional aspects of Simon de Montfort's career but it also illustrates the importance of his position in both England and France. Simon arrived penniless in England, but succeeded in claiming the Earldom of Leicester from Henry III, was showered with honours and wedded to the King's sister Eleanor. However, gradual estrangement between Simon and the king led to open hositility, the Barons' War and the fateful battles at Lewes and Evesham. This dramatic story ...
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This biography stresses the personal rather than the constitutional aspects of Simon de Montfort's career but it also illustrates the importance of his position in both England and France. Simon arrived penniless in England, but succeeded in claiming the Earldom of Leicester from Henry III, was showered with honours and wedded to the King's sister Eleanor. However, gradual estrangement between Simon and the king led to open hositility, the Barons' War and the fateful battles at Lewes and Evesham. This dramatic story portrays a French adventurer defending English liberties, but Professor Labarge suggests that much of what de Montfort achieved for Parliament was due to accident rather than conscious design.
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1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered brown cloth, top edge blue (near Fine), dustwrapper (light wear at edges-in protective cover, not price clipped. Pp. xi + 312, illus with b&w maps (no inscriptions).
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Very Good. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall. xii + 312pp. Very good hardcover. Pages clean. Binding tight and square. Maps & tables. Classic English biography.
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Very good. Brodart mylar over DJ. Ex-Library. Text is clean, binding is strong. Red cloth cover, blue & white DJ. Mylar over DJ is a bit rubbed / scratched.
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