Dover Castle was one of the most contested appointments under the Provisions of Oxford. The barons insisted on a baronially-approved constable. Henry III resisted, recognizing the strategic importance of Dover as the key to England. The dispute over Dover's constableship was a microcosm of the broader constitutional conflict and required armed demonstration before Henry III yielded temporarily.
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