Siege of Kenilworth
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The siege of Kenilworth, also known as the great siege of 1266, was a six-month siege of Kenilworth Castle and a battle of the Second Barons' War. The siege was a part of an English civil war fought from 1264 to 1267 by the forces of Simon de Montfort against the Royalist forces led by Prince Edward. The siege was one of few castle attacks to take place during the war.
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1266 Siege of Kenilworth
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- The Siege of Kenilworth Castle, 1266 - scientific article published in November 2010, online
- Kenilworth castle as it may have been at the time of the great siege of 1266 - scientific article published on December 2015
| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| area | region | 527 | Kingdom of Mercia | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | 1266 | Siege of Kenilworth | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1485 | Battle of Bosworth Field | House of York, House of Lancaster, battle, Kingdom of England | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1642 | Battle of Kings Norton | Roundhead, Cavalier, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1642 | Battle of Edgehill | battle, Cavalier, Roundhead | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1643 | Battle of Camp Hill | battle, Roundhead, Cavalier | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1940 | Coventry Blitz | United Kingdom, Nazi Germany, airstrike | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1940 | Birmingham Blitz | United Kingdom, Nazi Germany, aerial bombing of a city | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1972 | Battle of Saltley Gate | battle | Wikidata |
| organisation | arms industry | 1861 | Birmingham Small Arms Company | automotive industry, arms industry, public limited company, vehicle construction, manufacture of weapons and ammunition, manufacture of metal forming machinery, Manufacture of motorcycles, machinery industry and plant construction | Wikidata |
| organisation | arms industry | 2008 | Force Protection Europe | arms industry, automotive industry, business | Wikidata |
| site | bunker | Birmingham Regional War Room | bunker | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Coventry Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters | Royal Observer Corps, Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, bunker | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Solihull Borough Emergency Centre | civil defense center, Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Stoneleigh Park Anti-Aircraft Operations Room | Royal Air Force, bunker | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Warwick County Emergency Centre | civil defense center, Warwickshire County Council | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | West Midlands Civil Defence Bunker | civil defense center, West Midlands County Council | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Wylde Green Anti-Aircraft Operations Room | Royal Air Force, bunker | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Caludon Castle | castle, archaeological site | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Weoley Castle | ruins, archaeological site, archaeological museum, fortified manor house | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | 1068 | Warwick Castle | historic house museum, tourist attraction, castle | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1122 | Kenilworth Castle | historic house museum, English Heritage, castle | Wikidata |
| site | museum | Lunt Roman Fort | independent museum, military museum, castrum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Wellesbourne Wartime Museum | military museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | 1813 | Birmingham Proof House | military museum, building | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1961 | Fusilier Museum Warwick | independent museum, military museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1979 | Warwickshire Yeomanry Museum | regimental museum, independent museum, military museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 2007 | Stratford Armouries | military museum | Wikidata |