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stories from Parliament Simon de
Montfort
England 1263 it is 48 years since magna
carta was sealed by King John now his
son Henry is on the throne but tensions
between the king and the Barons continue
Simon de Montfort Earl of Leicester is
married to the King's sister Eleanor de
Montford is one of the most powerful men
in England and he is angry just five
years earlier King Henry made a promise
to De Montfort in the Barons in Oxford
here he agreed to place the power of the
kingdom under a Council of 15 Barons De
Montfort has heard that Henry plans to
break this promise now he waits for news
with his wife Lady Eleanor as the
messenger come not yet but I'm sure it
is a false rumor my lord King Henry made
his promise and I know your brother is
desperate for money the causal have
refused to raise taxes again but it is
rumoured he simply asks the sheriff to
find the money another way he'll do
whatever it takes his promises mean
nothing but the council the king does
not listen to the council the king is
not listening to anyone the agreements
he made in Oxford mean nothing to him
but he knows that the people will raise
their voices in anger if he breaks his
promise the King cannot hear the voices
of the people
however loud they shout but one day I
swear he will hear them one day we will
find a way to bring not just the Barons
but representatives of the people from
all across the country and then the king
will hear them speak and we will make
him listen my lord news from London
speak the promise is already broken my
brother has gone against his word yes
m'lady
then my lord you know what you have to
do i must march against the king your
brother yes there will be war you are a
better man than Henry a stronger man the
people
know that they will follow you that time
is right Simon fight the king and make
him listen to the people you take a
message to Gilbert the red tell him to
call a meeting of the Barons together we
will raise an army and the king will
hear our voice and feel our anger London
the Earl of Claire known as Gilbert the
red has called a meeting of the Barons
all are agreed that the time has come to
stand against the king but not all are
sure that Simon de Montfort is the right
man to lead a rebellion I have no love
for De Montfort they say he is only
interested in securing his own wealth
and power if de Montfort leads our army
and defeats the king then all those how
much power he will seize for himself
he's already married to the King's
sister perhaps he believes up one day he
could become king himself Gilbert the
red what do you say
Simon de Montford must be our leader our
soldiers admire him and besides the
people love him the people who cares
about the BEP de Montfort cares he
stands up for England and the people
know it that is why he will that is why
he must lead us
scream 1264 de Montfort's army is on the
move on may the 14th they face the
king's army at luis the Bishop of
Chichester visits the King trying to
prevent a terrible battle Your Majesty
it is not too late
Montfort is prepared to talk our army
outnumbers his two to one
he will not beat us not today Montfort
is a strong leader Montfort is injured
I've been told that he cannot even ride
a horse how will he lead his men into
battle with a broken leg he will find a
way to lead them your majesty and they
will follow him and my men will follow
me
Stewart more wine so what flight Oh
Montford tell him to prepare to die the
Battle of Lewes drags on but Simon de
Montfort leads his troops well he has
given them a cause to fight for we fight
today so that the voice of England can
be heard
and when we win this day our voices will
ring out across the years so that Henry
and every king and queen who follows him
will hear us
de montfort smen fight ferociously and
destroy the king's army
finally the king is captured and those
of his men who was still alive and have
not been seized flee the battlefield
and so my lord you have the king in your
power what happens now
a parliament my lady that is what
happens we will make a new Parliament
and this time it will not be filled with
barons and Lords this Parliament will
have representatives from every corner
of England there will be nights from
every County and citizens from towns and
cities and these men will be chosen by
the people and when our new parliament
speaks this time the king will listen
December the 14 1264 the call goes out
choose two representatives and send them
to London Simon de Montfort spar lament
doesn't last long and it is by no means
perfect but on the 20th of January 12 65
when the representatives sit down
together for the first time the country
takes one more step on the long road to
parliamentary democracy
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