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Montfort, Simon de
King John had confiscated the lands in Leicestershire from Simon de Montfort's father in 1207. Simon was granted the lands back by Henry III in 1231 and in January of 1238, Simon married Henry's sister Eleanor. As Earl of Leicester and a brother-in-law to the King, Simon held and important and power (more...)
Llewelyn ap Iorwerth
Llewelyn the Great was the supreme leader of the Welsh Lords during the early years of Henry III's reign.
Marshal, Richard (Earl of Pembroke)
Son of William Marshal who became Earl of Pembroke when his elder brother died in 1231. Richard rebelled against Henry III and Peter de Roches (Bishop of Winchester) and Peter de Rivaux (Justiciar) who had taken control of the countries finances against the rules laid down by the Magna Carta. After (more...)
EDWARD (I, King of England 1272-1307)
Edward was the eldest son of Henry III, King of England and was born in 1239. Henry III had a long reign and this meant that Edward was in his thirties before he became king himself. In 1254 at the age of fifteen, Edward was married to Eleanor of Castile. Eleanor was the thirteen year old half-sist (more...)
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