BattlefieldsSecond Barons War — Isle of Ely Holdout 1267
Medieval

Second Barons War — Isle of Ely Holdout 1267

1267
Cambridgeshire, England
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Cambridgeshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Disinherited barons
Forces
Henry III royal forces surrounding the isle
VS
Victor
Henry III royal forces
Forces
Disinherited barons holding Ely fens
Outcome
Ely holdouts surrendered on negotiated terms brokered by Gilbert de Clare; Barons Wars ended
The Battle

History & Significance

After Kenilworth surrendered in December 1266, the last baronial holdouts under John d Eyville and other disinherited barons occupied the Isle of Ely. They used the fenland waterways as a natural defence and raided the surrounding countryside. Henry III gathered forces to reduce the position but Gilbert de Clare brokered terms. The Ely surrender in 1267 ended the Barons Wars definitively.

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