The first English revolution : Simon de Montfort, Henry III and the Barons' War / / Adrian Jobson

• Autore: Jobson Adrian
• Pubblicazione: London, England : , : Bloomsbury, , 2012; ©2012
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (268 p.)
• Disciplina: 942.0340924
• Soggetto geografico: Great Britain History Barons' War, 1263-1267
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Preface; Note on money; Abbreviations; List of maps and genealogical tables; 1 Origins of Reform; 2 Revolution; The crisis, April-May 1258; The Oxford parliament and the provisions of Oxford, June 1258; Implementing the programme of reform, July 1258-September 1259; The Provisions of Westminster, October 1259; 3 The Crown Resurgent; The council's demise, November 1259-December 1260; The recovery of royal authority, January-June 1261; Consolidation, June-November 1261; 4 The Emergence of Simon de Montfort as Leader; Uneasy truce, November 1261-April 1263 ; Rebellion and the restoration of the council, April 1263-July 1263Royalist revival and the Mise of Amiens, July 1263-January 1264; 5 Civil War; The road to Lewes, February-May 1264; Divine judgement, May-October 1264; Montfort's kingdom, October 1264-May 1265; The end of the dream, May-August 1265; 6 Retribution and Reconciliation; 7 Conclusion; Legacy: the lessons learnt; England's First Revolution and its place in History; Notes; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Simon de Montfort, the leader of the English barons, was the first leader of a political movement to seize power from a reigning monarch. The charismatic de Montfort and his forces had captured most of south-eastern England by 1263 and at the battle of Lewes in 1264 King Henry III was defeated and taken prisoner. De Montfort became de facto ruler of England and the short period which followed was the closest England was to come to complete abolition of the monarchy until Oliver Cromwell's Commonwealth. The Parliament of 1265 - known as De Montfort's Parliament - was the first English parliamen
• Titolo autorizzato: The first English revolution
• ISBN: 1-4411-4460-9; 1-283-73589-X; 1-4411-3301-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910785714203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II