After the Fair of Lincoln and the naval battle of Sandwich in 1217, William Marshal as regent systematically recovered royal castles still held by French garrisons or baronial rebels. Castle by castle, the regent moved through England requiring submission and replacing disloyal constables. This military-administrative operation restored royal control of England and demonstrated Marshal's extraordinary organizational capacity as regent for the nine-year-old Henry III.
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