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Eleanor de Montfort, wife of slain baron rebellion leader Simon de Montfort and sister of King Henry III, leaves England

Eleanor de Montfort, wife of slain baron rebellion leader Simon de Montfort and sister of King Henry III, leaves England for exile in France after negotiating an end to the siege of Dover Castle [1]

Eleanor de Montfort, wife of slain baron rebellion leader Simon de Montfort and sister of King Henry III, leaves England for exile in France after negotiating an end to the siege of Dover Castle [1]

Key People

Henry III

Events Before

  1. King James I of Aragon censors Hebrew writing

    King James I of Aragon censors Hebrew writing

  2. The Parliament of Ireland meets at Castledermot in County Kildare, the first definitively known meeting of this Irish le

    The Parliament of Ireland meets at Castledermot in County Kildare, the first definitively known meeting of this Irish legislature

  3. Anti-Jewish riots break out in Arnstadt, Germany

    Anti-Jewish riots break out in Arnstadt, Germany

  4. Statute of Kalisz is promulgated by Boleslaus the Pious, Duke of Greater Poland, guaranteeing Jews safety and personal l

    Statute of Kalisz is promulgated by Boleslaus the Pious, Duke of Greater Poland, guaranteeing Jews safety and personal liberties and granting battei din jurisdiction over Jewish matters

  5. Comet said to predict the death of Pope Urban IV is last seen

    Comet said to predict the death of Pope Urban IV is last seen

Events After

  1. Battle of Benevento fought in Southern Italy between Manfred of Sicily and army of Charles of Anjou

    The Battle of Benevento was a major medieval battle fought on 26 February 1266, near Benevento in present-day Southern Italy, between the forces of Charles I of Anjou and those of King Manfred of...

  2. Pope Clement IV commissions English philosopher Roger Bacon to begin "writings and remedies for current conditions" ie.

    Pope Clement IV commissions English philosopher Roger Bacon to begin "writings and remedies for current conditions" ie. write a summary of the sciences (results in his 1267 "opus major")

  3. Treaty of Perth: Norway recognises Scottish sovereignty over the Hebrides and the Isle of Man

    The Outer Hebrides or Western Isles, sometimes known as the Long Isle or Long Island (Scottish Gaelic: an t-Eilean Fada), is an island chain off the west coast of mainland Scotland.

  4. Synod of Breslau orders Jews of Silesia to wear special cone shaped hats as a means of identification, the traditional g

    Synod of Breslau orders Jews of Silesia to wear special cone shaped hats as a means of identification, the traditional garb had become less prevalent

  5. Vienna's church orders all Jews to wear distinctive clothing

    Vienna's church orders all Jews to wear distinctive clothing

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Eleanor de Montfort, wife of slain baron rebellion leader Simon de Montfort and sister of King Henry III, leaves England for exile in France after negotiating an end to the siege of Dover Castle [1]
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