Dictum of Kenilworth
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The Dictum of Kenilworth, issued on 31 October 1266, was a pronouncement designed to reconcile the rebels of the Second Barons' War with the royal government of England. After the baronial victory at
Kenilworth Castle in Warwickshire
Second Barons' War
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The Second Barons' War was a civil war in England between the forces of barons led by Simon de Montfort against the royalist forces of King Henry III, led initially by the king himself and later by hi
Dictum of Kenilworth
…The Dictum of Kenilworth (Latin: Dictum de Kenilworth), issued on 31 October 1266, was a pronouncement designed to reconcile the rebels of the Second Barons' War with the royal government of England. After the baronial victory at the Battle of Lewes in 1264, Simon de Montfort took control of royal government…
Civil War in England
Saint Louis Mediating Between the King of England and His Barons by Georges Rouget, 1820