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Why Simon de Montfort is in the U.S. House of Representatives
Why Simon de Montfort is in the U.S. House of Representatives
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Length:
13 minutes
Released:
Jun 15, 2013
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
(Christine) His father was a major player in the Albigensian crusade but when was the last time you heard about the man who led a rebellion against King Henry III and became the father of the modern parliament? It's time to fix that.
Released:
Jun 15, 2013
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Henry II and the Invasion of Ireland: (Christine) The English and the Irish have been fighting (and singing) about hating one another) for as long as both sides can remember, but what brought the English to Ireland in the first place? What did the English king, Henry II, have to do with it? A by Footnoting History