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THE BARONS' WAR
CHAP. I
the Provisions of Oxford had given the barons power
to fulfil their promise; but it was reserved for the
genius of Simon de Montfort to accomplish its reali-
zation by placing the means for vindicating English
liberty and nationality in the only hands qualified in
the long run to achieve the task — those of the people
themselves. A thorough investigation of the causes
of the Barons' War— whicli are essentially the same
as those of the Provisions of Oxford — can alone de-
termine its true character in the widest scope with
reference to the crown, the papacy, the English church
and nation, and the constitution.
THE BARONS' WAR
CHAP. I
the Provisions of Oxford had given the barons power
to fulfil their promise; but it was reserved for the
genius of Simon de Montfort to accomplish its reali-
zation by placing the means for vindicating English
liberty and nationality in the only hands qualified in
the long run to achieve the task — those of the people
themselves. A thorough investigation of the causes
of the Barons' War— whicli are essentially the same
as those of the Provisions of Oxford — can alone de-
termine its true character in the widest scope with
reference to the crown, the papacy, the English church
and nation, and the constitution.