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The sentence "The king had taken refuge at a priory, but his son, Prince Edward (later King Edward I of England) held Lewes Castle." should be amended to refer to "St. Pancras Priory" as the specific foundation is important. St. Pancras was fortified to the extent that its walls were crenelated and was thus defensible. Crenelation was a priviledge that the Priory petitioned the crown to obtain.
From the anniversary entry on today's main page, I got the impression that King Henry III was also captured at this battle. While the Henry III, Simon de Montfort, and Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall articles support this, the Battle of Lewes article seems to imply that only Prince Edward was captured.
Contrast the above with Battle of Lewes article: "...and Prince Edward was captured on his return. De Montfort held Prince Edward as prisoner to ensure the King's co-operation." Without knowing the specifics of Henry's capture, I hesitate to update the article, but am going to be bold regardless. Please correct me if I introduce error! - Throbblefoot 22:13, 14 May 2006 (UTC)
Did de Montfort have Welsh soldiers fighting for him during the battle? Llywelyn ap Gruffydd had been known to supply de Montfort with Welsh troops pre 1264 during sieges. I also read somewhere that one chronicler stated that Welsh archers harassed the royal English army while they where marching through woodland on the way to the battle. However, whether I don't know whether there where Welsh troops present at the battle itself.-- 81.132.196.50 ( talk) 18:34, 15 May 2009 (UTC)
Oman seems to have switched the positions of Richard and his father King Henry III. Every article I've read has the royalist's line with Richard of Cornwall on the left, King Henry in the center (where one would expect) and his impetuous nephew Edward on the right.-- Catenary ( talk) 20:14, 25 March 2011 (UTC)