num_pages: 320
description: Like his crusading father before himSimon de Montforts combination of charisma determination and fearlessness reinforced by a wife with similar qualities made him one of the greatest men of his age. This biography follows his life from his birth and upbringing in France until his defeat and death at the hands of the future Edward I. The pivotal year was 1264 when Montfort captured Henry III in battle established a constitutional monarchy and in the act he is most famous for revolutionised the representation of Parliament the future Commons. While calling him the founder of that institution begs too much Montfort recognised and cultivated a new awakening in national identity and political awareness not seen since before the Norman Conquest two centuries earlier.
language: English
title: With All For All: The Life of Simon de Montfort
publisher: Amberley