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Showing posts with label called by Simon de Montfort. Show all posts
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Sunday, January 20, 2013

Today in 1265, the first English Parliament, called by Simon de Montfort

Today in 1265, the first English Parliament, 

called by Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester in the reign of King Henry III, 
met at Westminster Hall. 

It is considered the first directly elected parliament in medieval Europe. http://bit.ly/T4yzoF