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1264 CE, May 14

The Battle of Lewes takes place on May 14, 1264, north of Lewes, Sussex, during the Second Barons' War, where Simon de Montfort's rebel forces defeated King Henry III. resulting in the capture of King Henry III and Prince Edward, and in Simon de Montfort becoming the the effective ruler of England.

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