Before Lewes, Henry III besieged Northampton which was held by Simon de Montfort's son. Treachery by a friar opened a gate and royal forces stormed the town. Simon de Montfort junior was captured along with a substantial baronial force. The fall of Northampton was a significant royalist success that preceded the decisive baronial victory at Lewes.
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