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11 June 1258
Simon de Montfort's rebellion
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Rebel nobles led by Simon de Montfort
force Henry III to a meeting in Oxford,
where they demand more consultation, particularly over taxation and the
king's choice of advisers. The Provisions of Oxford effectively abolish
absolute monarchy when a council of 15 is elected. Knights from the shires
are chosen to gather details of grievances. Henry briefly reasserts himself,
with the pope's blessing, when the nobles fall out among themselves, but
is defeated in 1264 at the battle of Lewes by de Montfort's 'Army of God'.
De Montfort calls a parliament the following year, at which spokesmen
from towns and villages meet together with noblemen for the first time.
De Montfort is killed at the battle of Evesham on 4 August 1265, but he
leaves a legacy of parliamentary freedoms.
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