Death of Simon de Montfort, Battle of Evesham Finish:Rolled Remains of Thomas Pope's house

Remains of Thomas Pope's house

Duke of Clarence and Prince of Wales at the door of the House of Commons

Many of the very poorest urban citizens were familiar with prisons and workhouses

Vox populi

Death of Simon de Montfort, Battle of Evesham Finish:Rolled Remains of Thomas Pope's houseDeath of Simon de Montfort, Battle of Evesham, Worcestershire, 1265 (1864). Simon de Montfort (1208 1265), 6th Earl of Leicester, was the leader of the English barons in their power struggle with King Henry III. Henry revoked his assent to the Provisions of Oxford in 1261, which led to a revolt by the barons, led by de Montfort, breaking out in 1263. The ensuing conflict, known as the Second Barons' War, ended at Evesham in 1265, when de Montfort was