During the course of 2016 there has been a lot of interest in Simon de Montfort, the 2nd Barons’ War and the Great Siege of Kenilworth. Numerous talks have been delivered on these subjects and two questions have been repeatedly asked: Firstly: “Why did the young Simon de Montfort not return from France with an… Read More Résumé of the ‘English’ de Montfort Family
Medieval Fare – August Bank Holiday Weeekend Commemorative Events Saturday 27th August – Medieval Fare on Abbey Fields – Meet King Henry III, see the Dictum of Kenilworth and lots more. Visit the Kenilworth 750 website or the Kenilworth Web website for full details. The Abbey Museum and Heritage Centre will be open from 1030 to 4.30… Read More Medieval Fare on Abbey Fields – Saturday 27th August
In January 1265 Simon de Montfort called a Parliament (in the name of King Henry III), when for the first time commoners were invited to play a small part in the decisions made. This was an early landmark in the development of Parliament which would, centuries later, result in the two house democratic parliamentary system… Read More Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester