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REX CRUCESIGNATUS (I) - EDWARD'S CRUSADE 1270-72
On Sunday, 24th June 1268, Lord Edward and hundreds of knights and barons formally took the Cross at a specially convened parliament at Northampton.
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Nowhere was there peace
While his father laboured to defeat the rebels at Ely, Edward received word of the new conspiracy in the north.
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Impregnable castles
In the high summer of 1266, royalist forces started to converge on Kenilworth.
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Defend yourself like a brave man
After his return from Lincoln, Edward went in pursuit of another band of rebels in the south.
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Robber knight
John de Eyvill is one of the neglected rebels of English medieval history.
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THE DISINHERITED IN ENGLAND 1265-1267
“In this year were disinherited many of the nobles of England, barons, knights and civilians.”
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THE BATTLE OF LEWES
After the defeats at Northampton and Rochester, Simon was badly in need of a victory.
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THE BATTLE OF NORTHAMPTON, APRIL 1264
April 1264 witnessed the battle of Northampton, a great victory for Henry III over the rebel Montfortians.
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The Leopard - The road to Evesham
The following is part three of my study of the early military campaigns of Edward Longshanks, the infamous ‘Leopard’, conqueror of Wales and Hammer of…
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The Leopard part two - War in Wales
The following is chapter two of my book, The Leopard: The Wars of Edward I 1255-1274.
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The Leopard - Chapter 1
ANNOUNCEMENT: I have decided to offer paid subscribers exclusive access to chapters of my first nonfiction effort, THE WARS OF EDWARD I (I): THE LEOPARD…
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