Following Simon de Montfort's death at Evesham, his son and supporters retreated to Kenilworth Castle, which they held for nine months — the longest siege of the Middle Ages in England. The lake created by damming local streams made conventional siege impossible. Henry III's forces tried every method: siege towers, boats on the lake, a papal legate offering spiritual terms. The "Dictum of Kenilworth" offered generous financial redemption to rebels rather than execution, a pragmatic compromise. The garrison finally yielded in December 1266 through starvation.
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