Henry III Captured: De Montfort Seizes Power at Lewes
Simon de Montfort's forces captured King Henry III and his son Prince Edward at the Battle of Lewes on May 14, 1264, after a six-hour engagement on the Sussex Downs. Henry was forced to sign the Mise of Lewes, surrendering executive power to a council of barons led by de Montfort. For the next fifteen months, de Montfort effectively ruled England. In January 1265, he summoned a parliament that included not only barons and clergy but, for the first time, elected representatives from the towns and shires, establishing the precedent of commoner representation in Parliament. Prince Edward escaped captivity, rallied royalist forces, and killed de Montfort at the Battle of Evesham in August 1265. But the precedent of representative parliament survived de Montfort's death.
May 14, 1264
762 years ago
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