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For six centuries this castle was a stronghold of the Lords and Kings of England. From it's foundation by Geoffrey de Clinton about 1200ad until the time of the Tudors, it was held by the powerful de Montforts in the 13th century. Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester later became a leading rebel against HenryIII, and in 1266 Henry's army surrounded Kenilworth Castle, for a period of eight months, but it's fortifications withstood the siege. However, the defenders were later forced to surrender, due to disease and famine.

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