John, having spent the summer reorganizing his …
Years: 1216 - 1216
September
John, having spent the summer reorganizing his defenses across the rest of the kingdom, has seen several of his military household desert to the rebels, including his half-brother, William Longespée.
The rebels have by the end of the summer regained the southeast of England and parts of the north.
John in September 1216 begins a fresh, vigorous attack.
He marches from the Cotswolds, feigns an offensive to relieve the besieged Windsor Castle, and …
Locations
People
- Blanche of Castile
- Hubert de Burgh 1st Earl of Kent
- John of England
- Louis VIII of France
- Philip II of France
- Pope Innocent III
- Stephen Langton
- William Marshal
Groups
- Alba (Scotland), Scots Kingdom of
- France, (Capetian) Kingdom of
- England, (Plantagenet, Angevin) Kingdom of
