World History Database
Site visits—
Permanent historical factsheet

Siege of Gloucester

England · Warfare / Barons War, 2nd. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

5Records
1264–1265Date range
4Named people
2Places

Chronological records

1264

Edward I1264

Gloucester · Warfare / Barons War, 2nd

Attempts the trap Henry Montfort but is forced to call a truce & returns to Oxford

1265

Gilbert de Clare Gloucester, 8thJune 1265

Gloucester · Warfare / Barons War, 2nd

Edward I & Gilbert the Red capture Gloucester

Edward IJune 1265

Gloucester · Warfare / Barons War, 2nd

Edward I & Gilbert the Red capture Gloucester

Robert de RosJune 1265

Gloucester · Warfare / Barons War, 2nd

Surrenders Gloucester to the Royalists

Simon de Montfort Leicester, 6th1 August 1265

Kenilworth · Warfare / Barons War, 2nd

"Let us commend our souls to God, because our bodies are theirs"

Names involved

Edward IGilbert de Clare Gloucester, 8thRobert de RosSimon de Montfort Leicester, 6th

Provenance

This factsheet is generated from stored World History Database records matching the country, broad category, detailed category and exact Event value shown above. Duplicate display records are collapsed; database wording is otherwise preserved. Source provenance varies by record, so formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.