[MR] Wikipedia: 2nd Battle of Lincoln

[Garth Groff via Atlantia]

Noble Friends,

On this day in 1217, forces under Sir William Marshal defeated the 
French and their English allies at Lincoln during the First Barons' War. 
Marshal was regent for the young Henry III. The French were there 
because many of the barons who had opposed the Bad King John had 
accepted Prince Louis of France as their king. Louis had set up a court 
in London in 1216, collected taxes, made laws, and in general tried to 
run the country. The defeat of his army at Lincoln and the death of the 
French commander Thomas, Compte du Perche broke Louis' power. After his 
reinforcements under the pirate Eustace the Monk were defeated at sea, 
Louis packed up and returned to France with a 10,000 mark bribe not to 
come back (eventually he ruled France as Louis VIII).

You can read more about the Second Battle of Lincoln at 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Lincoln_(1217) .

For more about William Marshal (one of England's greatest knights), try 
this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Marshal,_1st_Earl_of_Pembroke .

Eustace the Monk was a very shady, but interesting character who met 
what was probably a well-deserved end: 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eustace_the_Monk .

Yours Aye,


Lord Mungo Napier, That Crazy Scot