S Snooty_Fox Guest Jul 18, 2008 #2 Simon DeMontfort (Earl of Leicester) is considered one of the pioneers of political democracy, a prominent leader of the 'rebel' barons who forced King John to sign the Magna Carta at Runnymead in 1215.
Simon DeMontfort (Earl of Leicester) is considered one of the pioneers of political democracy, a prominent leader of the 'rebel' barons who forced King John to sign the Magna Carta at Runnymead in 1215.