Castle Hedingham — seat of the de Vere Earls of Oxford, one of the finest Norman keeps in England — was drawn into the First Barons' War as French forces and rebel barons moved through Essex. The castle's strategic position in the Colne valley made it significant. The civil war in Essex during 1216-17 saw numerous manor houses and castles change hands as local loyalties fluctuated.
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