# Provisions of Oxford (1258)

URL: https://english-history.com/timeline/1258-provisions-of-oxford
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Barons forced Henry III to accept a reform programme placing government under a council and requiring regular parliaments. Within the broader Medieval Kingdoms period, the English, Scottish and Welsh polities were reshaped by conquest, parliamentary development, dynastic conflict, plague and long wars with France. This event is placed at 1258 in the chronology so it can be read alongside the political, military, social and cultural changes around it. The settlement was a major attempt to subject royal administration to collective oversight.

## Why it matters
The settlement was a major attempt to subject royal administration to collective oversight.

Ruler at the time: [Henry III](https://english-history.com/rulers/henry-iii)

## Sources
- [UK Parliament — Reforms of 1258](https://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/evolutionofparliament/originsofparliament/birthofparliament/overview/simondemontfort/1258reforms/)
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Provisions of Oxford](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Provisions+of+Oxford&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Provisions of Oxford](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Provisions+of+Oxford)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of British history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_British_history_%281000%E2%80%931499%29)
- [UK Parliament — Living Heritage](https://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/)