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Event war Europe

Second Barons' War

1264 CE – 1267 CE

Simon de Montfort defeated and captured King Henry III, briefly ruling England and summoning the first elected parliament — a milestone in the development of representative government.

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1264–67 civil war in England

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Conflict · Europe

Second Barons' War

1264 CE – 1267 CE

Simon de Montfort defeated and captured King Henry III, briefly ruling England and summoning the first elected parliament — a milestone in the development of representative government.

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