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Kingdom of Riches is a Persistant Browser Based Game (PBBG) loosly set in the medieval era. With regular updates, events and new additions, with a great community of helpful veteran players. It is also free to play with no advantage at all to donators, donations go towards development and upkeep of the servers only.

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Simon de Montfort (the younger) (1208 – 1265)

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010

He was a soldier and politician, from 1258 he led the baronial opposition to the misrule of Henry III during the Baron’s war of 1264 to 1267, in 1264 he defeated and captured the king at Lewes in Sussex. In 1265 as the head of government he summoned the first parliament that represented the towns. He was killed at the Battle of Evesham, during the last of the Barons’ Wars.

Research Sources

  • The Hutchinson Softback Encyclopaedia
  • The Hutchinson Dictionary of Ancient and Medieval Warfare
  • British History – A Chronological Dictionary of Dates – Rodney Castleden
  • Wales in History – Book II 1066 – 1485 – The Defenders – David Fraser

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