Battle of Rochester in history

Keven 2022-01-08 08:01:26

Not to mention the movie, let's talk about the battle that took place at Rochester Castle. After searching the Internet for a long time, there was no record of this battle in history.
I finally found
http://castle.getbbs.com/ when searching the history of famous British castles.

Say: Rochester Castle is one of the oldest castles in Britain. According to records, it was built in 1086 by the conquerors of Normandy in France. put up. In Rochester Castle, built by Bishop Gundorf, the architect of "William the Conqueror" around 1080, there have been many wars, confrontations, conflicts and sieges.

In October 1215, 140 knights and a certain number of infantry and archers raised the flag of rebellion against King John in Rochester-upon-Medway, a huge square fortress on the banks of the Midway, and used the castle as a stronghold. The king himself led a large army to crusade, and the king's army camped outside the city and besieged the rebel stronghold Rochester Castle for two months. History books say this is one of the most famous siege in the history of medieval war in England.

Two weeks later, the king ordered neighboring Canterbury to "work around the clock" to make "as many iron picks as possible." Six weeks later, the excavation progressed to the predetermined location, and John ordered the Chief Justice Hubert de Boer. "We sent us forty pigs, the fattest and most unfit for food, day and night, so that they could start a fire under the tower." The pig's lard produced enough flame to destroy the wood in the tunnel, making the fortress wall A large piece of it collapsed. Unable to support the rebels, they finally surrendered.

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  • Gil Becket: [to Marshal about Guy] I'll watch your boy's back, but who's watching mine?

  • Archbishop Langton: Prince Louis has an army and may be persuaded to join us.

    Albany: Asking the French for help? That's cursing the blind for the wicked!