In 1263 riots by Londoners supporting the cause of reform forced Queen Eleanor, wife of King Henry III, to flee the city. As she passed under London Bridge in a barge the angry citizens threw rubbish at her, one chamber pot full of filth landing on her head. This insult to royal dignity angered the royalists and had much to do with the savage vengeance that they would later take on the rebel leader, Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester.
from "The Battle of Chesterfield, 1266" by Rupert Matthews.
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A book dedicated to the Battle of Chesterfield that ended
the Baronial Wars of King Henry III against Simon de Montfort. After
Simon de Montfort's death at the Battle of Evesham in 1265, his
supporters rallied in Derbyshire. Sending messages to other reformers to
rally to their cause the rebels were expecting help from the King of
France, but it was Prince Edward (later King EdwardI) who got there
first with a royal army. The resulting battle began in the fields south
of the town, but moved into the streets of the town and ended in the
churchyard where the last rebels surrendered. This book follows the
standard pattern set by others in the Bretwalda Battles series. The
reasons for and course of the war in question are outlined, then
detailed analyses of weapons, tactics and strategies are given with
particular reference to this battle. The course of the battleis then
followed, with comment on what there is to see at the site today. Short
biographies of the commanders are also given. The aftermath of the
battle, its effects and importance to the progress of the war are then
described. The "Bretwalda Battles" series has been running with
increasing success as ebooks for some time. Now the first books in the
series are being published in print format.
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