Eye Castle in Suffolk was one of the network of East Anglian castles held by Hugh Bigod's allies during the rebellion. Royal forces reduced it as part of the systematic suppression of the East Anglian dimension of the great revolt. The fall of Eye helped tighten the ring around Hugh Bigod's main seat at Framlingham.
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