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Siege of Bristol (1326)

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was expecting an attack by the rebels. He ordered his walls to be double-positioned with archers, and for the civilians to relocate inside of the castle. Isabella's troops were prepared to march. Isabella personally marched to the castle and began to attack it on 18 October. Her troops were mowed
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down by longbow, but she continued to charge. Despenser's garrison held out against several more assaults. Again, Isabella continued her attacks. Her forces used battering rams to break down the gates, and Isabella rescued her daughters,
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from Despenser's custody. After one final attack, Despenser was forced to surrender, and he was hanged the next day. Isabella's men had taken the greatest city in western England.
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were captured. Fitzalan was executed on November 17 by hanging, and Despenser was hanged on 24 November. With the end of the war, Edward II was deposed
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This article is about the siege of 1326. For other sieges and captures of Bristol, see
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lasted from the 18th to 26 October 1326, and saw the city besieged by the forces of
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for eight days in a siege. They captured the fort after several attacks.
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on 1 November. Her campaign was a success, and it ended the civil war.
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This article about a battle in English history, before 1707, is a
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Siege of Bristol
Invasion of England (1326)

Isabella
Bristol
England
Royalists
Contrariants
Earl of Winchester
Executed
Queen Isabella
Earl of March
Earl of Leicester
Earl of Norfolk
Earl of Kent
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Invasion of England (1326)
London
Bristol
Isabella of France
Roger Mortimer
1326 Invasion of England
Hugh Despenser the Elder
Hugh Despenser the Elder
Eleanor of Woodstock
Joan of the Tower
Hereford
Welsh Border

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