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LEICESTER MERCERY TUESDAY JULY 6 1976 MANY motorists from Leicester have probably hurried through the Cotswolds ..

... Laurence to magnificent Bell Tower almost all that remains of Evesham Abbey You won’t be in Evesham long before meeting a name familiar to Leicester people It was at the Battle of Evesham 1265 that Simon De Montfort Earl of Leicester and his rebel barons ...

Published: Tuesday 06 July 1976
Newspaper: Leicester Daily Mercury
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: | Words: 1262 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

FOUR HFVlFtt MNCKLFY TIMES THURSDAY 3 DECEMBER 1902 HISTORY Nailstone - all it seams The pleasant little ..

... was the ancient inheritance of the Earls Chester ami eventually came into the hands of the Hastings family After the Battle of Evesham Lord Henry Hastings was made Governor of Kenilworth Castle by Simon de Montfort The soil is generally regarded being ...

Published: Thursday 03 December 1992
Newspaper: Hinckley Times
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: | Words: 1522 | Page: 99 | Tags: none

DIVORCE JUDGE REJECTS CRUELTY PLEA Farmer More Affectionate To Animals Than i To Me WIFE’S PETITION alleging ..

... tuxes Sir of asked would all Three-farthings rate the battle goes on LEICESTER’S Simon Montfort last night took almost as big a beating on BBC’s Tonight programme as in his disastrous last battle at Evesham He PRICES: CHECK SOUGHT ON FIRMS’ BOOKS fjIRMS who ...

Published: Wednesday 20 January 1965
Newspaper: Leicester Daily Mercury
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: | Words: 1480 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

16 THE ECHO Friday 18th September 1992 ABKYRELO LOUGHBOROUGH SOCIETY SUPPORTIVE CARE FOR THE ELDERLY Now have ..

... Quorn House been in ownership the Farnham family for more than years The land was granted to the family in following the battle of Evesham and the present house built in on the site of the medieval hall The house has 10 plus seven reception rooms together ...

Published: Friday 18 September 1992
Newspaper: Loughborough Echo
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: | Words: 1554 | Page: 16 | Tags: none

LEICESTER MERCURY THURSDAY NOVEMBER 12 1970 23 1637 BEQUEST GIVES VILLAGE A £12000 COMMUNITY CENTRE ..

... town of his child- hood Evesham in Worcestershire Joining him in his journey into nostalgia was another dignitary the Mayor of Evesham Councillor Richard Daniels Both men attended the Bengeworth Church of England School in Evesham when they boys Alderman ...

Published: Thursday 12 November 1970
Newspaper: Leicester Daily Mercury
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: | Words: 1402 | Page: 23 | Tags: none

LEICESTER MERCURY THURSDAY JULY 6 1978 TRIP THIS day trip of about 130 miles to the southwest of Leicester shows

... A44 to the interesting old town of Evesham This road passes through the rich fruit growing area of the Vale of Evesham and is worth taking if you like to buy fruit or vegetables like asparagus by the roadside Evesham is full of interest and is beautifully ...

Published: Thursday 06 July 1978
Newspaper: Leicester Daily Mercury
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: | Words: 1653 | Page: 24 | Tags: none

TWELVE THE HINCKLEY TIMES THURSDAY DECEMBER 1991 HISTORY A big village with a big history Earl Shilton always ..

... “a settlement on a hill The prefix the name of the village dates Simon de Montfort ho Earl of Leicester and slain in battle at Evesham in De Montfort the founder of England's first real parliament which held in Leicester numerous occasions in residence ...

Published: Thursday 05 December 1991
Newspaper: Hinckley Times
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: | Words: 1664 | Page: 100 | Tags: none

TWELVE THE HINCKLEY TIMES THURSDAY 1 AUGUST 1991 HISTORY Exploring the village of Desford Desford village is ..

... became the first Earl of Leicester In 1 26 1 the manor of Desford was held Simon De Montfort until he as killed at the Battle of Evesham in 1265 All his lands which included Desford were then given by Henry III to his own son Edmund Grouchback who as Earl ...

Published: Thursday 01 August 1991
Newspaper: Hinckley Times
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: | Words: 1829 | Page: 92 | Tags: none

LEICESTER MERCURY TUESDAY AUGUST 4 1992 M&rcurv Information co footplate jDjatelines on express Ok early ..

... Station Master Andy Holt HAND-OVEH: rfs into iexplod- jequed t’100 ‘Name radon gas house’ On this day in history: 1265:The Battle of Evesham took place in which Simon de Montfort was defeated and killed by Royalist forces led by the future King Edward I during ...

Published: Tuesday 04 August 1992
Newspaper: Leicester Daily Mercury
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: | Words: 1462 | Page: 21 | Tags: none

Mercnry Happy birthd August 4 1 988 A s Switch these tests to the High Street MRS LILLIAN BROUGHTON is

... To this day the Mercury Information LEICESTER f DATELINES ON this day in history 1265: Simon de Monttorl killed at Battle of Evesham 1306: King Wenceslaus III ol Bohemia slabbed to death at Olmutz 1538: Dissolution of the Pnory Walsmgham Norfolk It had ...

Published: Thursday 04 August 1988
Newspaper: Leicester Daily Mercury
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: | Words: 1690 | Page: 28 | Tags: none

Mercury September 6 1 988 Macho men in a mail minefield NEITHER the union nor the management is emerging with

... LATEST battle of that ill-fated warrior and statesman Simon De Montfort of Leicester came to a peaceful end this morning thanks to a call to the Mercury The 12th Century earl who led the cause of the people against Henry III at the battle of Evesham in 1265 ...

Published: Tuesday 06 September 1988
Newspaper: Leicester Daily Mercury
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: | Words: 1720 | Page: 14 | Tags: none