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	Eleanor de Montfort - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Eleanor de Montfort (1252–June 1282) was the daughter of Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester and Eleanor of England.
		However, after Simon's death, his family was forced to flee to England — Eleanor's mother took her into exile in France.
		Her ship was taken by "pirates" in the pay of her cousin, King Edward I of England, who held her in captivity, mostly at Windsor.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Eleanor_de_Montfort (219 words)

	Edward I of England
		His first marriage to Eleanor of Castile produced sixteen children, and when Eleanor died in 1290, Edward was heartbroken.
		As an adult, Edward was an impatient man, displaying considerable military prowess at defeating Simon de Montfort at the Battle of Evesham in 1265 and treating the rebels with great savagery.
		In 1275, pirates in Edward's pay intercepted a ship carrying Eleanor de Montfort[?], Simon's only daughter, from France, where her family had been in exile to Wales, where she was to marry Llywelyn the Last, then ruler of the principality.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ed/Edward_I_of_England.html (651 words)

	Simon de Montfort - FreeEncyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Simon de Montfort is the name of two Norman noblemen, father and son, who played a major role in the history of France and England respectively.
		Simon de Montfort, the father was in fact Simon IV de Montfort (1160-1218), a Norman knight who took part in the Fourth Crusade in 1202-1204 and was prominent in the Albigensian Crusade.
		There is a memorial to Simon de Montfort in the park in Evesham in a place believed to be near where the High Altar of Evesham Abbey was located and a Stone Cross in the nearby Churchyard, the Stone Cross being viewable from the park.
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	Treaty of Aberconwy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		They were married by proxy in 1275, but when Eleanor sailed from France to meet Llewelyn, Edward hired pirates to seize her ship; she was imprisoned at Windsor Castle.
		Edward, who was newly acceded to the throne of England, viewed Llewelyn as a threat, and particularly disliked the idea of his marrying the daughter of de Montfort, who had been the biggest threat to his royal predecessor's reign.
		In 1278, Llewelyn and Eleanor de Montfort were married in Worcester Cathedral, with Edward present at the nuptuals.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Treaty_of_Aberconwy (408 words)

	BBC - History - Simon de Montfort's Revolt 1264 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester, arrived in England from Normandy in 1231, and was married to Henry III's sister, Eleanor, in 1238.
		However, the king's continued mismanagement of royal finances led to de Montfort's disaffection and the summoning of a council in 1244, where financial officers were elected by the barons to supervise royal activities and spending.
		De Montfort called a parliament - under an extended franchise -, but his personal greed and the treatment of royalists around the country did not endear the Earl to many other barons.
	www.bbc.co.uk /history/timelines/britain/mid_montforts.shtml (337 words)

	Vampire: Simon de Montfort (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		De Montfort seems to be motivated by a fanatical (and sometimes slightly paranoid) hatred of tyranny and oppression.
		Simon de Montfort was born on the 22nd of October 1208 at Montfort l'Amaury in the Kingdom of France.
		Harry de Montfort, taken for his father, was buried by their altar by the monks of Evesham, removed to unconsecrated ground on the orders of the Crown, and eventually returned to the abbey at the direction of the Pope.
	www.alphalink.com.au /~evill/vampire/simon.html (3721 words)

	Priscilla Royal -- Book Reviews: Wine of Violence
		Eleanor's brother is a close friend of Prince Edward and her mother is a dear friend of the queen.
		Eleanor’s political appointment, a reward to her parents for their loyalty to King Henry III, has embittered some of the Tyndal nuns and monks, particularly Sister Ruth, who was assuming the job would be hers.
		Eleanor knows that gaining the trust of the sisters and brothers she’s to lead is vital, but when a beloved monk is found murdered in the cloister gardens, Eleanor has a brutal killer to deal with as well.
	www.priscillaroyal.com /reviewsWine.htm (451 words)

	Simon de Montfort
		Montfort was an attractive man with a title, and several women showed an interest in him.
		Henry also valued Montfort's abilities as a military commander, and in 1248 sent him to take control of Gascony, one of the last areas in France that was still part of the English empire.
		Simon de Montfort had few men used to arms; the royal party was large, having assembled the greatest warriors in England...
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /NORmontfort.htm (1056 words)

	Eleanor de Montfort -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		However, after Simon's death, his family was forced to flee (A division of the United Kingdom) England, and Eleanor was taken by her mother into exile in (A republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe) France.
		Her ship was taken by "pirates" in the pay of her cousin, King (Click link for more info and facts about Edward I of England) Edward I of England, who held her in captivity, mostly at (The British royal family since 1917) Windsor, until 1278, when he finally reached terms with Llywelyn for her release.
		However, in 1282, Eleanor died after giving birth to their only child, (Click link for more info and facts about Princess Gwenllian) Princess Gwenllian.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/e/el/eleanor_de_montfort.htm (180 words)

	Simon de Montfort. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		De Montfort, soon established himself as a favourite of the king and two years after his arrival in England, King Henry recognised Simon's claim.
		De Montfort returned to France in 1242, were he joined Henry in the Gascon Campaigns of 1242-43.
		De Montfort was successful to a certain extent and did mange to restore some kind of unstable order, but he used ruthless military force to attain it.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/leicestershire/16912 (464 words)

	Edward_I_of_England (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		He married twice; his first marriage was to Eleanor of Castile which produced sixteen children, and her death in 1290 affected Edward deeply.
		His second marriage was to Marguerite of France (known as the "Pearl of France" by her English subjects), the daughter of King Philippe III of France (Phillip the Bold) and Maria of Brabant, produced three children.
		In 1275, pirates in Edward's pay intercepted a ship carrying Eleanor de Montfort, Simon de Montfort's only daughter, from France (where her family had lived in exile) to Wales, where she expected to marry Llywelyn the Last, then ruler of the principality.
	www.usedaudiparts.com /search.php?title=Edward_I_of_England (1062 words)

	wikien.info: Main_Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Edward was born at the Palace of Westminster on June 17 or 18, 1239.
		He married twice; his first marriage — to Eleanor of Castile — produced sixteen children, and her death in 1290 affected Edward deeply.
		His second marriage — to Marguerite of France (known as the "Pearl of France" by her English subjects), the daughter of King Philippe III of France (Phillip the Bold) and Maria of Brabant — produced a further three children.
	www.alanaditescili.net /index.php?title=Edward_I_of_England (989 words)

	Scoundrels
		As a committed royalist, William had fought against the de Montforts and devastated Simon de Monfort junior's manor of Sedgewick (which was in the rape of Bramber).
		William de Braose failed to appear at the Tower of London when a de Montfort "court" summoned him to hear the charges.
		was held by Eleanor de Montfort, first at Odiham castle in Hampshire, then at Dover castle, until her husband's defeat at the battle of Evesham in 1265.
	freespace.virgin.net /doug.thompson/BraoseWeb/page23.htm (544 words)

	The Marriage Prize (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Eleanor was a vibrant woman who loved to laugh almost as much as she loved clothes and jewels.
		Eleanor de Montfort was a stickler for learning and would not excuse the Demoiselle from her lessons simply because her father had returned.
		Eleanor could swear a blue streak with the stable boys or freeze the Queen of England with a haughty stare, and Rosamond Marshal was fast becoming the same sort of vibrant woman as the Countess of Leicester.
	www.usatoday.com /life/books/fc/2001-07-23-the-marriage-prize.htm (2555 words)

	TimeRef - History Timelines
		Eleanor was captured by the English on he journey and was kept prisoner by Edward.
		Amicia de Redvers was responsible for its foundation in memory of her husband and son who had died.
		Eleanor had been suffering with illness for some time and the cold and damp of the Winter months probably aggravated her condition.
	www.btinternet.com /~timeref/hstt51.htm (2515 words)

	1275 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		April 22 - The first of the Statutes of Westminster are passed by the English parliament, establishing a series of laws in its 51 clauses, including equal treatment of rich and poor, free and fair elections, and definition of bailable and non-bailable offenses.
		Eleanor de Montfort is captured by pirates in the employ of Edward I of England to prevent her marriage to Llywelyn the Last, prince of Wales; she is used as a bargaining chip over the coming years in Edward's attempts to subjugate Llywelyn and Wales.
		Jean de Meun completes the French allegorical work of fiction, Roman de la Rose, with a second section; the first section was written by Guillaume de Lorris in 1230.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/1/1275.htm (476 words)

	Amazon.com: Eleanor of Provence: Queenship in Thirteenth-Century England: Books: Margaret Howell (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Eleanor's changing relationships with her husband and her eldest son, the future Edward I, are here explored in both their personal and political context.
		Yet in spite of the strength of their family life, Eleanor is remembered as one of the most despised of the English queens; in 1236 Londoners mobbed her barge and drove her to flee to the bishop of London's palace of St. Paul's.
		As she grows from child to woman we see Eleanor use the available avenues of power-patronage, arranged marriages, and ceremonial events- to benefit her family and her loyal corps of retainers who, throughout her life, formed the base of Eleanor's political strength.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0631227393?v=glance (1255 words)

	Articles - Edward I of England (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		He married twice; his first marriage, in October 1254, was to Eleanor of Castile which produced sixteen children, and her death in 1290 affected Edward deeply.
		His second marriage, in September 1299, to Marguerite of France (known as the "Pearl of France" by her English subjects), the daughter of King Philippe III of France (Phillip the Bold) and Maria of Brabant, produced three children.
		In 1275, pirates in Edward's pay intercepted a ship carrying Eleanor de Montfort, Simon de Montfort's only daughter, from France (where her family had lived in exile) to Wales, where she expected to marry Llywelyn.
	www.sterlingsilvercenter.com /articles/Edward_I_of_England (1694 words)

	Untitled
		Despite her efforts, she cannot break the betrothal and the marriage takes place just as Simon de Montfort and King Henry III are taking opposite sides in what will be a civil war.
		Prince Edward will eventually side with the king against Montfort, leaving Rosamond and Rodger on opposite sides, he sworn to Edward, she faithful to the de Montforts, who were like parents to her.
		We see Simon and Eleanor together, Edward and his evil mistress, then Edward and his wife, and the hero seemed to be walking around with a permanent erection, which he has no trouble sporting in front of either his squires or the prince.
	www.suite101.com /print_article.cfm/9800/52225 (774 words)

	1275 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Eleanor de Montfort is captured by pirates in the employ of Edward I of England to prevent her marriage to Llywelyn the Last, prince of Wales
		Jean de Meun writes the second portion of the Roman de la Rose
		Mondino de Liuzzi, professor of medicine and anatomy
	www.yourencyclopedia.net /1275.html (241 words)

	ALL ABOUT ROMANCE reviews The Marriage Prize by Virginia Henley (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		As a ward of Eleanor de Montfort, the king's sister, she is betrothed to Rodger de Leyburn, Prince Edward Plantagenet's steward and friend.
		Their marriage eventually takes place, just as King Henry III and Simon de Montfort (Eleanor's husband and brother-in-law to the king) are taking opposing sides in what will eventually become a war between the king (with Prince Edward leading the forces) and the barons, led by de Montfort.
		Rosamond, devoted to the de Montforts, cannot understand why her husband is siding with Henry and Edward, and initially returns to the home of her childhood, much to Rod's anger.
	www.likesbooks.com /claudia55.html (656 words)

	The Marraige Prize (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Rosamond Marshal was only a child when she was betrothed to legendary warrior knight Rodger de Leyburn.
		But when Rodger beholds the fair Rosamond, now blossomed into a lovely young woman, he is determined to posses her, to win her love, to make her want him as he wants her.
		Orphaned at a young age, Rosamond is the royal ward of Eleanor de Montfort, sister of King Henry III.
	home.golden.net /~shenley/MarriagePrize.htm (155 words)

	BBC News \| WALES \| Tribute to lost Welsh princess
		Her mother - Llywelyn's cousin, Eleanor de Montfort - had died while giving birth to her in the palace of Pen-y-Bryn, in Abergwyngregyn near Bangor, Gwynedd.
		Llywelyn and Eleanor (the daughter of Simon de Montfort) were married in Worcester in 1278 following Eleanor's release at the end of a period of about three years as a prisoner of the English crown.
		Gwenllian was the only child of the marriage and so there were no sons to inherit the title of Prince of Wales.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/wales/786625.stm?CFID=3855027&CFTOKEN=59681824 (438 words)

	Historical Romance Writers: Book Information - Marriage Prize, The
		Under the worldly countess's tutelage, Rosamond learns not only the skills of a chatelaine, but how to wield her female power by dressing exquisitely, conversing wittily, and charming men mercilessly.
		As she reaches young womanhood, the beautiful heiress is fearful of leaving the security of the de Montfort household and fulfilling her betrothal to the powerful bachelor knight Rodger de Leyburn.
		For Rodger is fighting alongside Prince Edward and the king to quell the barons' rebellion, led by none other than Rosamond's beloved guardian, Simon de Montfort.
	www.historicalromancewriters.com /Bookinfo.cfm?bookID=195 (279 words)

	Ancestors of Llewelyn ap Gruffudd (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Marriage: Montfort, Eleanor de 13 Oct 1278, Worcestershire, England
		Llewelyn married Eleanor de Montfort, daughter of Simon V - Earl of Leicester, de Montfort and Eleanor - Princess of England Plantagenet, on 13 Oct 1278 in Worcestershire, England.
		(Eleanor de Montfort was born on 29 Sep 1252 in Kenilworth Castle, Warwickshire, England and died on 19 Jun 1281 in Llanfaes, Gwynedd, Wales.)
	freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com /~judfan/7885.htm (85 words)

	MarriagePrize Hard cover (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The third novel in the Plantagenet Trilogy which began with The Falcon and The Flower and continued in The Dragon and The Jewel returns to medieval England.
		Orphaned at a young age, Rosamond Marshal is a royal ward of Eleanor de Montfort, sister of King Henry III and wife of the renowned warlord Simon de Montfort.
		Just as Roger devilishly outmaneuvers Rosamond's strategems to break their betrothal, Prince Edward will accept none of Rosamond's excuses to forestall her marriage.
	home.golden.net /~shenley/MarriagePrizeHardCover.htm (233 words)

	Hoopes Family Tree, Hoopes History and Hoopes Genealogy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		King Robert De Bruce VII (AKA Robert Bruce III, King of Scotland)
		Born: 11 JUL 1274 Turnberry Castle on the Firth of Clyde, Scotland
		Died: 7 JUN 1329 Cardross Castle, Dunbartonshire, Firth of Clyde, Scotland
	www.hoopesonline.com /hoopes_family_genealogy/family00394.html (154 words)

	Find in a Library: A baronial household of the thirteenth century.
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