Proper noun
Evesham
A town and civil parish with a town council in Wychavon district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SP0343).
After the baronial victory at the Battle of Lewes in 1264, Simon de Montfort took control of royal government, but at the Battle of Evesham the next year Montfort was killed, and King Henry III restored to power. Source: Internet
At about eight in the morning, Montfort left the town of Evesham as a great thunderstorm began to rage. Source: Internet
De Montfort was to die at the Battle of Evesham in 1265, a battle in which Llywelyn took no part. Source: Internet
Forced to engage the royalists at Evesham, he faced an army twice the size of his own. Source: Internet
Henry won a significant victory at the Battle of Evesham in 1265, allowing him to regain control of the country and the Tower of London. Source: Internet
Maddicott, p. 272-3; Prestwich, p. 46. This put Montfort in a position of ultimate power, which would last until Prince Edward's escape, and Montfort's subsequent defeat at the Battle of Evesham in August 1265. Source: Internet