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Crusaders and Revolutionaries of the Thirteenth Century Darren Baker

Crusaders and Revolutionaries of the Thirteenth Century By Darren Baker

Crusaders and Revolutionaries of the Thirteenth Century by Darren Baker


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First book ever written on the de Montfort family as a whole.

Crusaders and Revolutionaries of the Thirteenth Century Summary

Crusaders and Revolutionaries of the Thirteenth Century: De Montfort by Darren Baker

One of the families that dominated the thirteenth century were the de Montforts. They arose in France, in a hamlet close to Paris, and grew to prominence under the crusading fervour of that time, taking them from leadership in the Albigensian wars to lordships around the Mediterranean. They marry into the English aristocracy, join the crusade to the Holy Land, then another crusade in the south of France against the Cathars. The controversial stewardship of Simon de Montfort (V) in that conflict is explored in depth. It is his son Simon de Montfort (VI) who is perhaps best known. His rebellion against Henry III of England ultimately establishes the first parliamentary state in Europe. The decline of the family begins with Simon's defeat and death at Evesham in 1265\. Initially they revive their fortunes under the new king of Sicily, but they scandalise Europe with a vengeful political murder. By this time it is the twilight of the crusades era and the remaining de Montforts either perish or are expelled. Eleanor de Montfort, the last Princess of Wales, dies in childbirth and her daughter is raised as a nun.

About Darren Baker

A CALIFORNIA NATIVE, Darren Baker has lived in the Czech Republic since 1992. His biographies include _Henry III: The Great King England Never Knew It Had_ (The History Press, 2017), _Simon de Montfort and the__Rise of the English Nation_ (Amberley, 2018) and _The Two Eleanors of Henry III_ (Pen & Sword, 2019).

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GOR010951916
9781526745491
1526745496
Crusaders and Revolutionaries of the Thirteenth Century: De Montfort by Darren Baker
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
2020-11-17
288
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