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Simon de Montfort collectibles and books.
           But here are a few examples I have found, there must be many more.

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Trade Card  by Herald Alarms     

Cigarette card by Carreras Ltd

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 A copy of Simon de Montfort's seal reproduced in sterling silver in a  limited edition for the 700th Anniversary of Parliament in 1965. approx dia 56mm

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Gold on Silver Proof Medal

Gold plated on Sterling silver. Hallmarked.approx dia 45mm

Also from the  700th Anniversary of Parliament in 1965 is this first day cover with the British stamps to mark this occasion.

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Bibliography

Researching Simon De Montfort's life for the layman is thankfully not difficult. There aren't as many books as say Henry and his wives, but there are quite a number of excellent books written over the years.

History Books devoted to Simon

Simon de Montfort

 by J R Maddicott

Simon de Montfort

 by Margaret Wade Labarge

Simon de Montfort

& Baronial Reform

 by R F Treharne

Battle Royal 

 by Tufton Beamish

The Barons War

  William de Rishanger ( mostly written in Latin)

Simon de Montfort

 by C H Bemont

Pieces worth reading ( History )

Simon de Montfort 1265-1965

C H Knowes

The Last Hours of Simon de Montfort

The Simon de Montfort Society

Great Tales from English History

by Robert Lacey

The Struggle for Mastery 

by David Carpenter

A history of the English Speaking Peoples

by Sir Winston Churchill

A History of Britain 1

Simon Schama

Novels with Simon as main character ( Fiction )

Falls the Shadow Sharon Penman (for me the best novel of his life)
Simon of Leicester  by Willa Gibbs
The Barons Hostage  by Geoffrey Trease ( a younger person's novel)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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