There was also the creation of a new Leicester campus based at the 18th century manor house Scraptoft Hall. Leicester Polytechnic officially became De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) on 26 June ...

In 1239 Simon de Montfort became Earl of Leicester, based in the castle, which was situated just north of the Trinity Building. De Montfort is famous for summoning the first “House of Commons”, a ...

The carved and painted shield of Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester, can be seen in the north choir aisle of Westminster Abbey. The arms shows "gules, a lion with a forked tail, argent". This series ...