King Henry III and his Parliament Size:M: 60 x 45cm 7th September 1971

7th September 1971

Taken from John Gay's Fables

The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh with Prince Charles

On the left is the exterior of a pawnshop (representing the Bank of England) and on the right is the interior

a dead ant larva inside a partially dried egg (fig

King Henry III and his Parliament Size:M: 60 x 45cm 7th September 1971King 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.