Roger de Montbegon

High school (ages 12+)
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1. What is Roger de Montbegon known for?Baron of Hornby and one of the sureties of Magna Carta
2. What is the primary landholdings?Northern England, with particular prominence in Lancashire
3. What is the year of death?1226
4. Who was Roger de Montbegon?He was a powerful knight and landowner in northern England during the early 1200s. He owned large estates in Lancashire and helped run his lands and people.
5. What was a surety for the Magna Carta?A surety was a noble who promised to make sure the king followed the rules written in the Magna Carta. They could take back royal castles if the king broke the promises.

Sureties of Magna Carta: A group of 25 barons empowered to enforce the Magna Carta's provisions against King John.
Feudalism: A social and political system in medieval Europe where land was exchanged for loyalty and military service.
Constitutionalism: The principle that the powers of government are limited by a constitution or a set of fundamental laws.