Parliament's First Steps: England's Greatest Leap

In 1265, Simon de Montfort defied the king and summoned a parliament that changed everything. This episode follows the road to that landmark assembly — from the Provisions of Oxford and the Barons' War to the Battle of Lewes, where Henry III was captured, to Montfort's radical decision to invite not just knights but burgesses from the towns. We sit in on those tense debates at Westminster Hall, hear the names of the men who attended, and consider how a rebel's gambit became the seed of representation. We also trace the echoes of Montfort's parliament in the Model Parliament of 1295 and the long arc toward modern democracy. Along the way, we meet figures like Henry de Bracton the judge, and we visit the sites where it all happened — from the Surrey downs to the streets of London. Lucas and Luna explore the messy, human origins of an institution we often take for granted, asking how a moment of crisis became a foundation stone of political representation. #SimonDeMontfort #Parliament #BattleOfLewes #ProvisionsOfOxford #HenryIII #ModelParliament #Westminster #MedievalEngland #EnglishHistory #Democracy #Kings #Rebellion #13thCentury #Burgesses #Knights #BaronialReform #EduardI #History Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo