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Welcome to the History Extra podcast, fascinating historical conversations from the makers of BBC

History magazine. With accusations of favouritism, poor spending and unrealistic international plans,

resentment against Henry III simmered among his barons throughout the 1250s. All of this frustration

came to a head in a coup at the Oxford Parliament of 1258, where some rebel barons saw the

opportunity not just to get what they wanted from their king, but also to completely transform medieval society.

Speaking to Emily Briffitt in today's episode, Luke Foddy explores what this reform movement

meant for the average person living in England during those turbulent years.

Hi, Luke, thank you so much for joining me on the History Extra podcast.

Thanks, Emily. It's great to be with you today.

Right. Now, set the scene for us. We're in the reign of Henry III.

Is this a calm and stable time?

I mean, Henry III has this reputation like today. He's remembered as a king who ruled over a long period of peace in medieval terms.

He's often referred to as the Pacific King.

And it's certainly true that for long parts of his reign, there was relative peace in England.

But that's up to a point, and that's up to a point in 1258, where there's this huge political revolution,

which then bleeds into a really nasty civil war. But before that period, I think it's fair to

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