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22 matches to Baron
Amiens, Mise of. 1264. Louis IX arbitrated annulment of Provisions of Oxford. Barons War.
Baron. 1066-. 5th (lowest) rank of British peerage.
Baronius, Caesar. 1538-1607.Italian. RC historian. Annales Eccles 1586-93.
Barons War. 1264-7. England. Led by Montfort vs Henry III’s spending. Evesham. Oxford Provisions. Ended by Marlborough Statute.
Clare, Gilbert de. 1243-95. Led Barons War, but became Royalist.
Clare, Richard de. 1222-62. Led Barons. Provisions of Oxford.
Evesham, Battle. 1265. Montfort defeated and killed. End of Barons War.
Gaveston, Piers. c1284-1312. English regent during absence of Edward II. Executed by barons.
Haussman. Baron. 1809-91. Parisian town plan, 1852. Opera House. Bois de Boulogne.
Holbach, Paul, Baron d’. 1723-89. French Materialist philosopher and Encyclopaedist.
Jeffreys of Wem, Baron. 1645-89. Bloody Assizes judge. Extortion, corruption. Lord Chancellor 1685-8.
Lancaster, Thomas, Earl of. c1277-1322. English. Led barons vs Edward II. Beheaded.
Lewes, Battle. 1264. English barons capture Henry III and Prince Edward, force concessions.
Llwelyn. Welsh prince, 1246-82. With Montfort in Barons War.
Mad Parliament. 1258. Barons give financial aid to Henry III in exchange for reform. Oxford Provisions.
Montfort, Simon de. c1208-65. English leader of revolt vs Henry III. Model Parliament was first representative parliament. Defeated and captured at Evesham 1265. Barons War.
Oxford, Provisions of. 1258-66. Reforms barons forced on Henry III. Annulled, modified. Led to Provisions of Westminster, Barons War.
Steuben, Baron von. 1730-94. Prussian general. Trained, organized American Revolution army 1778-.
Stokes, G. Gabriel, Baronet. 1819-1903. Irish discoverer of ultraviolet flourescence. Law of Viscosity.
Strathcona and Mount Royal, First Baron. 1820-1914. Canadian statesman key to Canadian Pacific Railway; drove last spike.
Suttner, Baroness von. 1843-1914. Austrian pacifist writer. Lay Down your Arms 1889.
Westminster, Provisions of. 1259. Reenacted as Marlborough Statute 1267. Forced on Henry III by barons, limiting power. Barons War.