... aide under Simon de Montfort, as did Little John or, more properly John-le-Tall ; and that on being defeated at the battle of Evesham, in 1265, the two formed a companionship between themselves, and a leadership of other outcasts, seeking refuge and ...

... wonderful strength and prowess determined him to try his fortune elsewhere. Little is known of his career until the Battle of Evesham, in 1265, where he fought with the rebels under Simon de Montford, Earl of Leicester, who was defeated. and many of his ...