Eye Castle in Suffolk was among the Norman fortifications in East Anglia that faced resistance during the 1069 revolts. William de Malet, who held Eye, was caught up in the broader East Anglian unrest that accompanied the Danish landings and Hereward's activities. The castle became part of the contested Bigod lordship that would dominate East Anglian political life for the next century.
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