Simon du Montfort?
I had no idea he had a rehabilitation club on Free Republic...lol
Montfort was French
He betrayed Henry who had taken him in and earled him..no small favor
He used the Barons to try to take the power of the throne for hisself
Mortimer impaled him...proper
His seed lived on in a big way eventuallythrough Liz Woodville...ultrahot and oh so fertile in her day wife of Edward IV and survived WOTR long enough to see her daughter Liz of York marry Henry VII and make Tudor a standard nouveau riche building style
If you are going try to kill the king then follow thru
Righto.
This civil war was a classic medieval struggle between factions of nobles, not a precursor of democracy. LOL
Henry III was probably a pretty nice guy, but nice guys didn’t make good medieval kings.
The Mortimer you mention I believe was more associated with Henry III’s grandson Edward II, another ineffectual king. You’ll note nobody ever tried this kind of crap on with Henry III’s son Edward I or his great-grandson Edward III.
I had no idea we had a monarchy rehabilitation club on FR, either. ;’)