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| 1208 | Birth |  |
| Normandy Birth of Simon de Montfort, 4th son of Simon IV de Montfort |
| 1208 | Capture of Carcassonne | |
| Carcassonne Captures Carcassonne from the Albigensian heretics |
| 1208 | Publication | |
| Fourth son of Simon IV de Montfort, born in Normandy |
| 1213 | Battle of Muret | |
| 12th Sep Muret Defeats & kills Peter II of Aragon |
| 1213 | Invasion of Iberia | |
| Iberia Simon de Montfort leads the Crusaders into Iberia |
| 1229 | Succession | |
| Leicester Visits England to claim the earldom of Leicester for himself |
| 1231 | Peerage | |
| Leicester Created Earl of Leicster, the 1st Earl of England |
| 1236 | Coronation | |
| 20th Jan Westminster Abbey Officiates as High Steward at the coronation of Henry III's Queen, Eleanor of Provence |
| 1238 | Marriage | |
| London Marries Eleanor, Henry III's sister |
| 1238 | Peerage | |
| 11th April Created Earl of Leicester, 6th |
| 1239 | Baptism | |
| London Becomes one of the future Edward I's godfathers |
| 1239 | Exile of Montfort | |
| 9th Aug London Flees with Eleanor after Henry III accuses him of seducing her before the wedding |
| 1239 | Investiture | |
| London Invested as the Earl of Leicester |
| 1242 | Invasion of Gascony | |
| London Reconciled with Henry III in his campaign to capture lost territories in France |
| 1248 | Rebellion | |
| Gascony de Montfort's strict rule drives Gascony into rebellion |
| 1248 | Vice Regent of Gascony | |
| 1st May London Appointed Vice Regent of Gascony by Henry III, is given absolute power over revenue |
| 1252 | Trial | |
| Gascony Cleared of charges by Henry III of Gascon of misrule, retires to France |
| 1254 | Constitution | |
| 11th Feb 1st example of elected representatives meeting to discuss taxation |
| 11th Feb 2 knights are summoned to represent each shire to discuss taxation |
| 1254 | Council Oxford | |
| 12th June Oxford The Council of Oxford appoints a committee of 24 who produce the Provisions of Oxford |
| 1254 | Provisions Oxford | |
| 12th June Oxford The Council of Oxford appoints a committee of 24 who produce the Provisions of Oxford |
| 1254 | Rebellion | |
| London Leads Parliament in turning down Henry III's request for a subsidy |
| 1258 | Alliance | |
| Edward I is installed as Governor & de Montfort becomes leader of the barons |
| 1258 | Rebellion | |
| Gascony Helps Henry III suppres a rebellion in Gascony |
| 30th April London Demands Henry III free himself from the Pope's Sicilian campaign |
| 30th April London Demands Henry III reform his administration |
| 1263 | Mobilization | |
| London Comes out of retirement in France to become the leader of the 2nd Baron's revolt |
| 1263 | Provisions Oxford | |
| April Henry refuses to observe the provisions of Oxford |
| 16th July London Henry accepts de Montfort's terms |
| 1263 | Siege of London | |
| April London Montfort's Party take arms & subdue sth England |
| 16th July London Montfort occupies London |
| 1264 | Battle of Lewes | |
| 13th May Fletching Arrives at Fletching from London 9 miles north of Lewes |
| 13th May Fletching The Royalists in Lewes refuse to listen to mediation |
| 14th May Lewes Captures & imprisons Henry III & Richard of Cornwall, then dictates peace terms |
| 14th May Lewes Gathers his troops & marches to the summit of the South Downs overlooking Lewes |
| 14th May Lewes Shares command with his father Simon de Montfort |
| 1264 | Mise Amiens | |
| 25th Jan Amiens Louis IX finds in favor of Henry III & exempts him from the Provisions of Oxford |
| 25th Jan Amiens The Mise of Amiens provokes de Montfort into leading another Baron's War |
| 15th May Amiens Establishes government by council divesting Henry III of real power |
| 15th May Amiens Montfort becomes de facto ruler of England |
| 1264 | Peace | |
| 12th Aug Canterbury Government reform is confirmed |
| 1264 | Rebellion | |
| London Organises resistance in the south |
| London Sends his elder sons Simon & Henry to head the revolt in the midlands & west |
| 1264 | Siege of Rochester | |
| Rochester Captures Roches ter to open up a route to the Cinque Ports |
| Rochester Fails to capture Roches ter castle & withdraws to London |
| 1265 | Alliance | |
| 11th June Pipton Earl Simon meets Prince Llewellyn & is promised 5,000 Welsh spearmen |
| 1265 | Arrest | |
| 14th May Lewes De Montfort captures Henry III at the battle of Lewes |
| 1265 | Battle of Evesham | |
| 2nd Aug Kempsey Cross es the Severn unaware of the encounter against the barons outside Worcester |
| 3rd Aug Evesham Arrives at Evesham unaware his son's forces were disbanded by the King at Kenilworth |
| 3rd Aug Evesham Marches to Evesham enclosed by a loop in the River Avon on the road to Kenilworth |
| 3rd Aug Evesham Reaches Evesham but is intercepted by Prince Edward before he can reach Kenilworth |
| 4th Aug Evesham Escapes from Prince Edward under the cavalry led by Roger Mortimer |
| 4th Aug Evesham Killed at the battle of Evesham fighting for the Barons |
| 4th Aug Evesham Simon de Montfort is killed in battle, Edward III is restored to the throne |
| 4th Aug Evesham The barons lose 180 knights, 220 squires, 2,000 English infantry & 5,000 Welsh infanty |
| 1265 | Battle of Lewes | |
| 14th May Lewes De Montfort captures Henry III at the battle of Lewes |
| 14th May Lewes De Montfort occupies Lewes after the battle Lewes |
| 1265 | Burial | |
| Evesham Abb Montforts head is sent to Roger Mortimer's wife |
| Evesham Abb Montfort's remains are buried in the Church of Evesham Abbey |
| 1265 | Constitution | |
| 20th Jan Convenes the opening of Parliament which includes commoners for the 1st time |
| 1265 | Death | |
| 4th Aug Evesham Death of Simon de Montfort, at the battle of Evesham |
| 1265 | Government | |
| Simon de Montfort, the Earl of Gloucester and the Bishop of Chichester run the country |
| 1265 | Mobilization | |
| Axholme Retreats from Kenilworth castle to join barons in the isle of Axholme, lower Trent |
| 31st July Kenilworth Stays near Kenilworth Castle on his way to support his father near Worcester |
| 1265 | Parliament | |
| 20th Jan London Convenes the opening of Parliament which includes commoners for the 1st time |
| 1265 | Rebellion | |
| London Pushes through Parliamentary reform so that borough representatives attend Parliament |
| 1265 | Reform | |
| 20th Jan London Convenes the opening of Parliament which includes commoners for the 1st time |
| 1265 | Restoration | |
| 4th Aug Evesham Simon de Montfort is killed in battle, Edward III is restored to the throne |
| 1265 | Rule of England | |
| Simon de Montfort, the Earl of Gloucester and the Bishop of Chichester run the country |
| 1265 | Siege of Gloucester | |
| 1st Aug Kenilworth "Let us commend our souls to God, because our bodies are theirs" |
| 1265 | Siege of Kenilworth | |
| 1st Aug Kenilworth King Edward's supporters succesfully disband Simon de Montfort's forces at Kenilworth |
| 1265 | Siege of Lewes | |
| 14th May Lewes De Montfort occupies Lewes after the battle Lewes |
| 1265 | Siege of Monmouth | |
| 15th June Monmouth Simon de Montforts army isprevented from crossing thw Wye by John Giffard |
| 1265 | Siege of Newport | |
| July Newport Marches to Newport to ship his army across the Bristol Channel |
| July Newport Prince Edward sinks or captures 11 of Earl Simon's merchant ships |
| 1265 | Siege of Pevensey | |
| Pevensey The castle at Pevensey resists Earl Simon's siege |
| 1265 | Siege of River Severn | |
| River Severn Earl Simon is twice prevented from crossing the Severn by Prince Edward |
| 1266 | Exile of Montfort | |
| London Escapes to France & rises high in the service of Charles of Anjou, King of Sicily |
| 1266 | Rebellion | |
| London Forced by Prince Edward to accept terms but later supports the rebelious cinque ports |
| 1268 | Governor | |
| Tuscany Appointed Governor of Tuscany by Charles of Anjou |
| 1271 | Assassination | |
| Simon de Montfort kills Edward I's cousin Henry of Almain in revenge for his disinheritence & father's death |
| 1271 | Disinheritence Montfort | |
| Simon de Montfort kills Edward I's cousin Henry of Almain in revenge for his disinheritence & father's death |
| 1273 | Excommunication of Montfort | |
| After killing Edward I's cousin Edward has Montfort excommunicated |
| 1274 | Captain | |
| London Appointed Captain of the Papal forces after buying his freedom |
| 1292 | Death | |
| Death of Guy de Montfort, in a Sicilian prison |
