Eleanor De Montfort
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Eleanor De Montfort
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Author : Louise J. Wilkinson
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2012-03-08
Eleanor De Montfort written by Louise J. Wilkinson and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-08 with History categories.
As sister of Henry III and aunt of the future Edward I, Eleanor de Montfort was at the heart of the bloody conflict between the Crown and the English barons. At Lewes in 1264 Simon de Montfort captured the king and secured control of royal government. A woman of fiery nature, Eleanor worked tirelessly to support her husband's cause. She assumed responsibility for the care of the royal prisoners and she regularly dispatched luxurious gifts to Henry III and the Lord Edward. But the family's political fortunes were shattered at the battle of Evesham in August 1265 where Simon de Montfort was killed. The newly-widowed Eleanor rose to her role as matriarch of her family, sending her surviving sons - and the family treasure - overseas to France, negotiating the surrender of Dover Castle and securing her own safe departure from the realm. The last ten years of her life were spent in the Dominican convent at Montargis. Drawing on chronicles, letters and public records this book reconstructs the narrative of Eleanor's remarkable life.
The Two Eleanors Of Henry Iii
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Author : Darren Baker
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2019-10-30
The Two Eleanors Of Henry Iii written by Darren Baker and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-30 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
This account of two strong medieval women and their relationship “thoroughly engrosses you in a story hundreds of years past”(Seattle Book Review). Born in 1223, Eleanor of Provence has come to England at the age of twelve to marry the king, Henry III. He’s sixteen years older, but was a boy when he ascended the throne. He’s a kind, sensitive sort whose only personal attachments to women so far have been to his three sisters. The youngest of those sisters is called Eleanor too. She was only nine when, for political reasons, her first marriage took place, but she’s already a chaste twenty-year-old widow when the new queen arrives in 1236. Soon, this Eleanor will marry the rising star of her brother’s court, a French parvenu named Simon de Montfort, thus wedding the fates of these four people together in an England about to undergo some of the most profound changes in its history. The Two Eleanors of Henry III is a tale that spans decades, with loyalty to family and principles at stake, in a land where foreigners are subject to intense scrutiny and jealousy. The relationship between these two sisters-in-law, close but ultimately doomed, reflects not just the turbulence and tragedy of their times, but also the brilliance and splendor.
The Household Roll Of Eleanor De Montfort Count British Library Additional Ms 8877
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Author : Louise J. Wilkinson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-05-22
The Household Roll Of Eleanor De Montfort Count British Library Additional Ms 8877 written by Louise J. Wilkinson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-05-22 with categories.
Edition with English translation of a document shedding huge light on one of the most important figures of her time.
The Song Of Simon De Montfort
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Author : Sophie Thérèse Ambler
language : en
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Release Date : 2019-05-30
The Song Of Simon De Montfort written by Sophie Thérèse Ambler and has been published by Pan Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-05-30 with History categories.
'Alive with human detail and acute political judgement, this book marks the arrival of a formidably gifted historian.' – Dan Jones, author of The Plantagenets and The Templars It was around half-past eight in the morning, with summer rainclouds weighing heavy in the sky, that Simon de Montfort decided to die. It was 4 August 1265 and he was about to face the royal army in the final battle of a quarrel that had raged between them for years. Outnumbered, outmanoeuvred and certain to lose, Simon chose to fight, knowing that he could not possibly win the day. The Song of Simon de Montfort is the story of this extraordinary man: heir to a great warrior, devoted husband and father, fearless crusader knight and charismatic leader. It is the story of a man whose passion for good governance was so fierce that, in 1258, frustrated by the King’s refusal to take the advice of his nobles and the increasing injustice meted out to his subjects, he marched on Henry III’s hall at Westminster and seized the reins of power. Montfort established a council to rule in the King’s name, overturning the social order in a way that would not be seen again until the rule of Oliver Cromwell in the seventeenth century. Having defeated the King at the Battle of Lewes in 1264, Montfort and his revolutionary council ruled England for some fifteen months, until the enmity between the two sides exploded on that August day in 1265. When the fighting was over, Montfort and a host of his followers had been cut down on the battlefield, in an outpouring of noble blood that marked the end of chivalry in England as it had existed since the Norman Conquest. Drawing on an abundance of sources that allow us to trace Montfort’s actions and personality in a depth not possible for earlier periods in medieval history, Sophie Thérèse Ambler tells his story with a clarity that reveals all of the excitement, chaos and human tragedy of England’s first revolution.
Henry Iii
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Author : David Carpenter
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2020-07-14
Henry Iii written by David Carpenter and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-07-14 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The first in a ground-breaking two-volume history of Henry III's rule "Professor Carpenter is one of Britain's foremost medievalists...No one knows more about Henry, and a lifetime of scholarship is here poured out, elegantly and often humorously. This is a fine, judicious, illuminating work that should be the standard study of the reign for generations to come."--Dan Jones, The Sunday Times Nine years of age when he came to the throne in 1216, Henry III had to rule within the limits set by the establishment of Magna Carta and the emergence of parliament. Pacific, conciliatory, and deeply religious, Henry brought many years of peace to England and rebuilt Westminster Abbey in honor of his patron saint, Edward the Confessor. He poured money into embellishing his palaces and creating a magnificent court. Yet this investment in "soft power" did not prevent a great revolution in 1258, led by Simon de Montfort, ending Henry's personal rule. Eminent historian David Carpenter brings to life Henry's character and reign as never before. Using source material of unparalleled richness--material that makes it possible to get closer to Henry than any other medieval monarch--Carpenter stresses the king's achievements as well as his failures while offering an entirely new perspective on the intimate connections between medieval politics and religion.
My Fair Lady
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Author : J. P. Reedman
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2016-09-05
My Fair Lady written by J. P. Reedman and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-05 with categories.
Eleanor of Provence, child bride, loving wife, loving mother of Edward Longshanks. Eleanor, hated queen, despised for her spendthrift ways, pelted by the mob. Eleanor, foe of the unnerving, unsettling warrior Simon de Montfort and his barons, who threaten her husband's reign...and life Eleanor, taking vows in a convent in Amesbury, where she vanished from history, even her grave lost in time....
Eleanor De Montfort
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Author : Louise J. Wilkinson
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2012-03-08
Eleanor De Montfort written by Louise J. Wilkinson and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-08 with History categories.
The remarkable life of a powerful and fiery woman at the heart of the turbulent Barons' Wars.
Simon De Montfort And The Rise Of The English Nation
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Author : Darren Baker
language : en
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Release Date : 2018-10-15
Simon De Montfort And The Rise Of The English Nation written by Darren Baker and has been published by Amberley Publishing Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-15 with History categories.
Simon de Montfort's combination of charisma, determination, and fearlessness made him one of the greatest men of his age. This new biography marks 750 years since Montfort established the earliest forerunner of our modern parliament.
Eleanor Of Castile
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Author : Sara Cockerill
language : en
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Release Date : 2014-09-15
Eleanor Of Castile written by Sara Cockerill and has been published by Amberley Publishing Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-15 with History categories.
The untold story of the remarkable woman behind England's greatest medieval king, Edward I
Eleanor Of Provence
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Author : Margaret Howell
language : en
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Release Date : 2001-05-08
Eleanor Of Provence written by Margaret Howell and has been published by Wiley-Blackwell this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-05-08 with History categories.
It provides an unusually intimate and coherent picture of a woman who combined a remarkable aptitude for politics with a strong family commitment and warm friendships.