Dan Snow's History Hit cover image

Henry III vs. Simon de Montfort

Dan Snow's History Hit

00:00

The History of Parliament

Simon and Montfort is in charge for roughly a year after the Battle of Louis. During that short period, he develops this reputation as being the father of parliamentary democracy. Do you think he was? Would he have recognized that at all? I wouldn't quite put it like that. As far as we can see, he was the first ruler of England to summon both knights and Burgesses to a parliament.

Transcript
Play full episode

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!
App store bannerPlay store banner
Get the app