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Siege of Hertford Castle 1216

1216
Hertfordshire, England
Also known as: Hertford 1216
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Siege
Location
Hertfordshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalist garrison
Forces
c. 100–200 royalist garrison
VS
Victor
Prince Louis of France
Forces
c. 500–1,000 French-baronial forces
Outcome
Castle surrendered to French forces
The Battle

History & Significance

Hertfords fall to Prince Louis in 1216 extended French-baronial control into the Home Counties and threatened London from the north.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Siege of Hertford Castle 1216

Hertford Castle: a motte and bailey castle south of the River Lea
Scheduled monument · ~0.2 miles
Bowl barrow near Gallows Plain
Scheduled monument · ~1.3 miles
Section of Ermine Street, N of Hertford Branch Railway
Scheduled monument · ~1.8 miles
Iron Age cemetery, Trinity Road, Hertford Heath
Scheduled monument · ~1.9 miles
Roxford moated site, Hertingfordbury
Scheduled monument · ~2 miles
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