Edward Longshanks, the King's son, deserted the barons and joined the King's cause. Some barons also deserted, jealous of Simon. Two years later, Simon would be defeated and killed at the Battle of Evesham.
His reforms were not for naught, however. While Edward I was a strong King intent on reigning in the Barons, he faced near constant warfare in subduing Wales and fighting several campaigns against Scotland. War was then as now expensive. Edward found Parliament a useful device to raise the taxes he needed to fund his wars. Even better, by continuing the practice of including representatives of the commons, he could tax them with the approval of their representatives.
So, despite Simon's short reign and ugly death, his reforms survived and were an important milestone on the road to parliamentary democracy in Britain.
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In a way, that legitimization of representative gov’t led to the Hundred Years’ War, and the conquests of Wales, Scotland, and Ireland, with the Wars of the Roses during that expansion.
Edward III:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_III_of_England#Legislation
Thanks for the Additional info.
It is such an important part of our shared history that you won’t be suprised to know that very few people ,here, are even aware of these events.