In the years that followed his death, Simon de Montfort's grave was frequently visited by pilgrims.
Napoleon Bonaparte described Simon de Montfort as "one of the greatest Englishmen".
Today, Montfort is mostly remembered as one of the fathers of representative government.

Montfort bears responsibility for persecution of Jews.
In addition to his expulsion of Jews from Leicester, his faction in the Second Baron's War initiated pogroms killing perhaps the majority of Jews in Worcester and around 500 in London.
The violence and killings unleashed by the war targeting Jews carried on after his death.
Leicester City Council made a formal statement in 2001 that "rebuked De Montfort for his blatant anti-Semitism".

Evesham Abbey and the site of Montfort's grave were destroyed with the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the 16th century.
In 1965, a memorial of stone from Montfort-l'Amaury was laid on the site of the former altar by Speaker of the House of Commons Sir Harry Hylton-Foster and Archbishop of Canterbury, Michael Ramsey.

Various local honours were dedicated to his memory, and he has become eponymous several times over.
De Montfort University in Leicester is named after him, as is the nearby De Montfort Hall, a concert venue.
A statue of Montfort is one of four to adorn the Haymarket Memorial Clock Tower in Leicester.
A relief of Montfort adorns the wall of the Chamber of the United States House of Representatives.

Montfort's banner, known as the "Arms of Honour of Hinckley", blazoned Party per pale indented argent and gules, and displayed in stained glass in Chartres Cathedral, is used in the coat of arms of the town of Hinckley, part of his earldom in Leicestershire, and by many of its local organisations.
Combined with his personal coat of arms, the banner forms part of the club crest for the town's football club Hinckley A.F.C.
A school and a bridge on the north east stretch of the A46 are named after him in Evesham.
In the years that followed his death, Simon de Montfort's grave was frequently visited by pilgrims. Napoleon Bonaparte described Simon de Montfort as "one of the greatest Englishmen". Today, Montfort is mostly remembered as one of the fathers of representative government.
Montfort bears responsibility for persecution of Jews. In addition to his expulsion of Jews from Leicester, his faction in the Second Baron's War initiated pogroms killing perhaps the majority of Jews in Worcester and around 500 in London. The violence and killings unleashed by the war targeting Jews carried on after his death. Leicester City Council made a formal statement in 2001 that "rebuked De Montfort for his blatant anti-Semitism".
Evesham Abbey and the site of Montfort's grave were destroyed with the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the 16th century. In 1965, a memorial of stone from Montfort-l'Amaury was laid on the site of the former altar by Speaker of the House of Commons Sir Harry Hylton-Foster and Archbishop of Canterbury, Michael Ramsey.
Various local honours were dedicated to his memory, and he has become eponymous several times over. De Montfort University in Leicester is named after him, as is the nearby De Montfort Hall, a concert venue. A statue of Montfort is one of four to adorn the Haymarket Memorial Clock Tower in Leicester. A relief of Montfort adorns the wall of the Chamber of the United States House of Representatives.
Montfort's banner, known as the "Arms of Honour of Hinckley", blazoned Party per pale indented argent and gules, and displayed in stained glass in Chartres Cathedral, is used in the coat of arms of the town of Hinckley, part of his earldom in Leicestershire, and by many of its local organisations. Combined with his personal coat of arms, the banner forms part of the club crest for the town's football club Hinckley A.F.C.
A school and a bridge on the north east stretch of the A46 are named after him in Evesham.
Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester