King Henry III and his Parliament Andrew Mearns The giantess Britannia holding Charles

The giantess Britannia holding Charles James Fox above her head and grasping Lord North around the neck

The upper right section shows the City of London and River Thames

Sir Claudius Stephen Hunter

Inscribed 'F

5th March 1964

King Henry III and his Parliament Andrew Mearns The giantess Britannia holding CharlesKing 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.