Battle of Evesham: De Montfort Killed, Parliament's Power Checked
The Battle of Evesham in August 1265 was not a battle — it was a slaughter. Simon de Montfort, the 6th Earl of Leicester, had led the barons' rebellion against Henry III, established a parliament, and briefly controlled England. Then Prince Edward — the king's son — trapped de Montfort at Evesham with his army surrounded on three sides by a river bend. De Montfort's men couldn't retreat. Edward's troops cut them down. De Montfort's body was mutilated afterward, his head sent as a trophy. His parliament, the one he'd forced on the king, became the model for the House of Commons.
August 4, 1265
761 years ago
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