simon de montfort Flashcards
(18 cards)
1
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who was the king
A
king henry iii (king johns son)
2
Q
problems that henry had
A
- relations with the pope
- accusations of his foreign favorites
- shortage of money
(PAM)
3
Q
relations with the pope
A
- religious and wanted the popes support (pope eventually demanded more money for French wars)
- after henry couldn’t pay and threatened to excommunicate him
> this meant that henry increased taxes
> this furthered tensions from the shirts
4
Q
accusations
A
- gave the government roles to French friends
> scared that henry was favoritism and may be under the foreign control
5
Q
money
A
- giving money to the pope meant more demands for duns
- had to riase taxes for the french wars that the dad lost
6
Q
who was simon de montfort
A
- married the kings sister
- kings favorite
7
Q
what caused the provisions
A
- falling out between simon and the king
- barons lost patience with the king
8
Q
why did they have a disagreement
A
- 1248 henry sent simon to France and he successfully took over
- henry was worried about simons brutality and made an enquiry (simon innocent) still replaced with prince edward
- simon felt betrayed -> he became the leader of the barons
9
Q
patients as lost
A
- pope request more funds for his wars
- henry needed funds to secure his land = they reached a crisis point
- barons angry about tax increase and refused to support henry increasing taxes
10
Q
features
A
- henry didnt want to be excommunicated so he signed the provisions
- king being under control of the council of 15
11
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second barons war
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- all barons agreed that the french being removed
- some believed that provisions went to far
- but some believed that they had too little power as they were not going to be voted for the great council
- henry asked the pope to cancel the provisions
- 1261 the pope agreed and henry filled the great council with his men = barons angry
12
Q
battle of lewes
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- 3yrs later 1264 barons and simon angry so he returned to france and the war began
13
Q
what caused the battle of lewes
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- henry ignored the provisions
- lost two French wars
- increased tax
- henrys relations with the French
14
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parliament of 1265
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- republic and now parliament decided not the monarch
- for the first time he called the commoners to attend the great council
15
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battle of evesham
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- prince edward and simon esaped and they led a battle in 1265
- they were outnumbered and the cavalry killed simon
16
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short term
A
- henry gained control
- kept summoning parliament to increase taxes
17
Q
medium term
A
glorious revolution in 1265
18
Q
long term
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- common men were represented (inspired the chartists)
- established house of commons
