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Simon de Montfort (Dr Sophie Thérèse Ambler)
FromRex Factor
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Length:
84 minutes
Released:
Jul 23, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In this week's podcast we talk all things Simon de Montfort with Dr Sophie Thérèse Ambler. Simon de Montfort led a remarkable and dramatic life, most notably with the Second Barons War in the reign of Henry III, where Simon was effectively ruling England and making major advances in the cause of parliamentary democracy. He's often featured as a side character in Rex Factor, so today we go in depth in finding out who Simon was, what motivated him, why he rebelled against Henry and much more.If you want to find out more, be sure to buy Sophie's excellent book, The Song of Simon de Montfort: England's First Revolutionary. You can also find her on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RG1253 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Jul 23, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
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