Posted: 1/19/2010 3:42:54 PM EDT
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This looks like it might be good. Supposed to be about the siege of Rochester Castle in 1215 by King John.
IMDb Got this of the BBC ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––- The Siege of 1215 There have been three sieges of Rochester Castle, in 1088, 1215 and 1264. The most amazing of these was the Siege of 1215. It was one of bloodiest sieges in English history, when, following the signing of the Magna Carta, King John gathered an army to reclaim his power over England and exert bloody revenge against those who defied him. Rebels seized Rochester and control of Rochester Bridge. On hearing this King John came from Dover where he had been staying. The King's men managed to gain control of the bridge and then laid siege to the castle. It took about two months to capture the castle. It is thought King John may have set up his command headquarters on Boley Hill during this time. The forces erected five great stone throwing engines to pound the defences as well as small-arms of bows and arrows. However, this was not enough and King John's men finally managed to gain entry into the bailey (castle grounds) by undermining the castle wall. Meanwhile the defenders retreated into the keep. King John ordered his men to dig a mine under the south east angle of the keep. They shored up the undermined keeps foundations with wooden pit props. This was in a time before gunpowder and they used the fat of 40 pigs to help burn the pit props. It was successful and a whole section of the south eastern tower came crashing down and the keep with it. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––- Here is a early trailer. The movie is supposed to be out sometime in 2010. 
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I don't know a lot about English history, but it looks he was neither. He was a Plantagenet. I didn't know
that he was the King John in Robin Hood. Here's a behind the scenes video of the movie.
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