The Siege of Bedford Castle in 1224 marked the final reassertion of royal authority after the chaos of John reign and the First Barons War. Falkes de Breaute was one of John worst mercenary captains who had never been properly constrained. When he kidnapped a royal judge, Henry III besieged him with full force. The garrison was hanged, the castle demolished. A landmark moment in royal justice.
80 garrison members hanged
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