Rebel barons seized Rochester Castle shortly after Magna Carta to block King John from Kent and London. John besieged it vigorously with mining operations that collapsed the south tower. The garrison held two months before starvation forced surrender. A pivotal siege showing both John's determination and the barons ability to resist. John proposed hanging the garrison but was dissuaded.
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