It is over 750 years since Simon de Montfort called his 1265 parliament. Is his failed revolution still worth talking about today? Did it even matter at the time?

This episode part of a mini-series:

Ep.1: What were the causes of the Second Barons' War?

Ep.2: What were the events of the Second Barons' War?

Ep.3: What is the significance of the Second Barons' War?

This mini-series is based on:

The Song of Simon de Montfort: England's First Revolutionary and the Death of Chivalry

Further reading:

Adrian Jobson (ed.): Baronial Reform and Revolution in England 1258-67

David Carpenter: Henry III: The Rise to Power and Personal Rule, 1207-1258

David Carpenter: Henry III: Reform, Rebellion, Civil War, Settlement, 1258-1272

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From 1264 to 1267, Henry III of England was at war with many of his barons. What form did this conflict take? And how, ultimately, did it end?

This episode part of a mini-series:

Ep.1: What were the causes of the Second Barons' War?

Ep.2: What were the events of the Second Barons' War?

Ep.3: What is the significance of the Second Barons' War?

This mini-series is based on:

The Song of Simon de Montfort: England's First Revolutionary and the Death of Chivalry

Further reading:

Adrian Jobson (ed.): Baronial Reform and Revolution in England 1258-67

David Carpenter: Henry III: The Rise to Power and Personal Rule, 1207-1258

David Carpenter: Henry III: Reform, Rebellion, Civil War, Settlement, 1258-1272

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From 1264 to 1267, Henry III of England was at war with many of his barons. Why? What had gone wrong during Henry's reign to make so many of his barons and bishops so frustrated with his rule?

This episode part of a mini-series:

Ep.1: What were the causes of the Second Barons' War?

Ep.2: What were the events of the Second Barons' War?

Ep.3: What is the significance of the Second Barons' War?

This mini-series is based on:

The Song of Simon de Montfort: England's First Revolutionary and the Death of Chivalry

Further reading:

Adrian Jobson (ed.): Baronial Reform and Revolution in England 1258-67

David Carpenter: Henry III: The Rise to Power and Personal Rule, 1207-1258

David Carpenter: Henry III: Reform, Rebellion, Civil War, Settlement, 1258-1272

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In the decades immediately following the First Crusade, an isolated and outnumbered Frankish elite managed to establish four new states in the Levant. How were they able to do this? In this mini-series, Associate Professor Nicholas Morton explores the four main contributory factors. In this final episode, he considers the role played by the states' supporters abroad. Just how significant was it?

This episode is the fourth in a mini-series of four. The complete mini-series includes:

Ep.1: What role did military skill play?

Ep.2: What role did Muslim disunity play?

Ep.3: What role did political leadership play?

Ep.4: What role did external support play?

This mini-series is based on:

The Crusader States and their Neighbours: A military history 1099-1187

Other recommended works by Associate Professor Nicholas Morton:

Encountering Islam on the First Crusade

The Mongol Storm: Making and Breaking Empires in the Medieval Near East

Further reading:

Andrew Jotischky: Crusading and the Crusader States (2nd Ed.)

Jonathan Phillips: The Crusades 1095-1204

Jonathan Riley-Smith: The Crusades: A History

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In the decades immediately following the First Crusade, an isolated and outnumbered Frankish elite managed to establish four new states in the Levant. How were they able to do this? In this mini-series, Associate Professor Nicholas Morton explores the four main contributory factors. In this third episode, he considers the role played by the leaders' political decision-making. Just how skilled were they?

This episode is the third in a mini-series of four. The complete mini-series includes:

Ep.1: What role did military skill play?

Ep.2: What role did Muslim disunity play?

Ep.3: What role did political leadership play?

Ep.4: What role did external support play?

This mini-series is based on:

The Crusader States and their Neighbours: A military history 1099-1187

Other recommended works by Associate Professor Nicholas Morton:

Encountering Islam on the First Crusade

The Mongol Storm: Making and Breaking Empires in the Medieval Near East

Further reading:

Andrew Jotischky: Crusading and the Crusader States (2nd Ed.)

Jonathan Phillips: The Crusades 1095-1204

Jonathan Riley-Smith: The Crusades: A History

If you would like to keep up to date with all things ‘Teach Medieval’, you can find us on:

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In the decades following the First Crusade, an isolated and outnumbered Frankish elite managed to establish four new states in the Levant. How were they able to do this? In this mini-series, Associate Professor Nicholas Morton explores the four main contributory factors. In this second episode, he considers the role played by their Muslim opponents’ disunity.

This episode is the second in a mini-series of four. The complete mini-series includes:

Ep.1: What role did military skill play?

Ep.2: What role did Muslim disunity play?

Ep.3: What role did political skill play?

Ep.4: What role did external support play?

This mini-series is based on:

The Crusader States and their Neighbours: A military history 1099-1187

Other recommended works by Associate Professor Nicholas Morton:

Encountering Islam on the First Crusade

The Mongol Storm: Making and Breaking Empires in the Medieval Near East

Further reading:

Andrew Jotischky: Crusading and the Crusader States (2nd Ed.)

Jonathan Phillips: The Crusades 1095-1204

Jonathan Riley-Smith: The Crusades: A History

If you would like to keep up to date with all things ‘Teach Medieval’, you can find us on:

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In the decades immediately following the First Crusade, an isolated and outnumbered Frankish elite managed to establish four new states in the Levant. How were they able to do this? In this new mini-series, Associate Professor Nicholas Morton explores the four main contributory factors. In this first episode, he considers the role played by the crusaders’ military skill.

This episode is the first in a mini-series of four. The complete mini-series includes:

Ep.1: What role did military skill play?

Ep.2: What role did Muslim disunity play?

Ep.3: What role did political skill play?

Ep.4: What role did external support play?

This mini-series is based on:

The Crusader States and their Neighbours: A military history 1099-1187

Other recommended works by Associate Professor Nicholas Morton:

Encountering Islam on the First Crusade

The Mongol Storm: Making and Breaking Empires in the Medieval Near East

Further reading:

Andrew Jotischky: Crusading and the Crusader States (2nd Ed.)

Jonathan Phillips: The Crusades 1095-1204

Jonathan Riley-Smith: The Crusades: A History

If you would like to keep up to date with all things ‘Teach Medieval’, you can find us on:

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The First Crusade 1095-99 was an astonishing success against all the odds. Why? In this new mini-series, Dr Thomas W Smith explores the four main contributory factors one at a time and in substantial depth. In this fourth episode, he considers the part played by divisions within the Muslim world at the time. Did they play a crucial role? Or can they be overplayed?

This episode is the fourth in a mini-series of four. The complete mini-series includes:

Ep.1: What role did military skill play?

Ep.2: What role did religious fervour play?

Ep.3: What role did Byzantine support play?

Ep.4: What role did Muslim disunity play?

This mini-series is based on:

Re-writing the First Crusade

Other recommended works by Dr Thomas W Smith:

Curia and Crusade: Pope Honorius III and the Recovery of the Holy Land 1216-27

Further reading:

Andrew Jotischky: The Crusading and the Crusader States (2nd Ed.)

Jonathan Phillips: The Crusades 1095-1204

Jonathan Riley-Smith: The Crusades: A History

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The First Crusade 1095-99 was an astonishing success against all the odds. Why? In this new mini-series, Dr Thomas W Smith explores the four main contributory factors one at a time and in substantial depth. In this third episode, he considers the role played by the crusaders’ Byzantine allies. Has their contribution to the crusade’s ultimate success been underplayed?

This episode is the third in a mini-series of four. The complete mini-series includes:

Ep.1: What role did military skill play?

Ep.2: What role did religious fervour play?

Ep.3: What role did Byzantine support play?

Ep.4: What role did Muslim disunity play?

This mini-series is based on:

Re-writing the First Crusade

Other recommended works by Dr Thomas W Smith:

Curia and Crusade: Pope Honorius III and the Recovery of the Holy Land 1216-27

Further reading:

Andrew Jotischky: The Crusading and the Crusader States (2nd Ed.)

Jonathan Phillips: The Crusades 1095-1204

Jonathan Riley-Smith: The Crusades: A History

If you would like to keep up to date with all things ‘Teach Medieval’, you can find us on:

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Twitter: @TeachMedieval

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Music by Aroshanti

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The First Crusade 1095-99 was an astonishing success against all the odds. Why? In this new mini-series, Dr Thomas W Smith explores the four main contributory factors one at a time and in substantial depth. In this second episode, he considers the role played by the crusaders’ religious fervour. Just how central was it to their inexorable progress and ultimate victory?

This episode is the second in a mini-series of four. The complete mini-series includes:

Ep.1: What role did military skill play?

Ep.2: What role did religious fervour play?

Ep.3: What role did Byzantine support play?

Ep.4: What role did Muslim disunity play?

This mini-series is based on:

Re-writing the First Crusade

Other recommended works by Dr Thomas W Smith:

Curia and Crusade: Pope Honorius III and the Recovery of the Holy Land 1216-27

Further reading:

Andrew Jotischky: The Crusading and the Crusader States (2nd Ed.)

Jonathan Phillips: The Crusades 1095-1204

Jonathan Riley-Smith: The Crusades: A History

If you would like to keep up to date with all things ‘Teach Medieval’, you can find us on:

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Twitter: @TeachMedieval

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Music by Aroshanti

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