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Siege of Dover Castle 1265

1265
Kent, England
Also known as: Dover 1265 · Eleanor de Montfort at Dover
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Siege
Location
Kent, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Eleanor de Montfort
Forces
baronial garrison c.200–400.
VS
Victor
Royalists
Forces
Royalist force c.1200–2000
Outcome
Dover Castle besieged after Evesham; eventually surrendered
The Battle

History & Significance

Eleanor de Montforts defence of Dover Castle after her husbands death at Evesham was the last significant act of Montfortian resistance in the south.

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Scheduled Monuments near Siege of Dover Castle 1265

Dover Castle
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St James' Church
Scheduled monument · ~0.2 miles
Saxon shore fort bastion, Queen Street
Scheduled monument · ~0.4 miles
St Martin's Church
Scheduled monument · ~0.4 miles
South-western section of the Roman Fort of the Classis Britannica, near Albany Place
Scheduled monument · ~0.5 miles
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