Who was Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester? Simon de Montfort was born around the year 1208 in northern France, the younger son of French nobles. In the late 1220s, he gave up his entitlements ...

The carved and painted shield of Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester, can be seen in the north choir aisle of Westminster Abbey. The arms shows "gules, a lion with a forked tail, argent". This series ...

Simon is Principal Lecturer in Music, Technology and Innovation and has worked at De Montfort University since 2000. He is a member of the Music, Technology and Innovation Research Centre, and ...