Barons’ War
At a glance:
- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Royalty, Rulers, Nobility, Military History
- Subcategories: Kings, Queens, Kingdoms, Monarchy, Wars, Battles, Revolutions, Rebellions, Uprisings, Riots, Aristocracy, Aristocrats, Nobles, Civil Wars, Coups
- Curriculum: British History, Medieval History/Middle Ages
- Geographical Location: England, United Kingdom
- Date: April 25, 1263-August 4, 1265
Article abstract: At issue: Baronial participation in English government. Result: Royalist victory; restoration of royal government under King Henry III.
Background
The Barons’ War arose from the continuing conflicts between English kings and the barons that characterized the thirteenth century. In 1215, the unhappy barons had forced a reluctant King John to sign the Magna Carta, a historic statement of baronial rights and limitations on the monarch’s power.
During the long reign of King John’s son, King Henry III (1207-1272), the principles...
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