Excerpt from Ruined Abbeys and Castles of Great Britain and Ireland Henry II. We again find it in the hands of the crown, and garrifoned by the monarch in the rebellion againft him of his own (on Henry, who died before him. In'the reigns of John and Henry III. The cafile was enlarged throughout, to meet the demands of thofe turbulent times. In the reign of the latter monarch, he granted it to Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicefier, and to Eleanor his wife but only for their refpec tive lives. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.