King Henry III and his Parliament Andrew Mearns Sir Claudius Stephen Hunter

Sir Claudius Stephen Hunter

In his left hand he holds spectacles [

or the country inn yard'

5th March 1964

The upper right section shows the City of London and River Thames

King Henry III and his Parliament Andrew Mearns Sir Claudius Stephen HunterKing Henry III and his Parliament, Westminster, 1258 (1864). In 1258, a group of powerful barons led by Simon de Montfort compelled Henry (1211 1271) to accept the Provisions of Oxford. These forced the king to recognise the rights and powers of Parliament for the first time and installed a new form of government, a council, the members of which were chosen half by the crown and half by the barons.