Ipswich Castle was besieged by Angevin-aligned forces in 1153 as part of the broader campaign to reduce royalist positions in East Anglia during Henry FitzEmpress's final push. The siege was connected to the operations of Hugh Bigod who alternated between royalist and Angevin allegiances depending on which offered better advantage. The reduction of Ipswich was part of the cascade of royalist failures that forced Stephen to the negotiating table.
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