The Song of Simon de Montfort: England's First Revolutionary

Heir to a great warrior, devoted husband and father, fearless crusader knight and charismatic leader, a man whose passion for good governance was so fierce that he seized the reins of power from a king whose rule he believed to be unjust.

This extraordinary man was Simon de Monfort, whose rebellion against Henry III ended in August 1265 on the field of battle. In The Song of Simon de Montfort, Sophie Thérèse Ambler tells his story with vivid clarity, revealing all of the excitement, chaos and human tragedy of England's first revolution.

'One of the finest medieval biographies of recent years' Gareth Russell, The Times

'This is an astonishingly assured debut by an extremely talented young historian' Saul David, Daily Telegraph

'It's rare to find a story and a storyteller so well matched' Noel Malcolm, Sunday Times