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henry the first granted his treasurer Geffory de Clinton, land from his manor of Stoneleigh, where Geffory soon built Kenilworth castle
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in the mid 1260s civil war divided England.The rebels key asset was Kenilworth castle. The siege lasted 172 days making it the longest siege in medieval england history
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at the start of the English civil war, the castle was taken over by the parliamentarian.
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after the English civil war, Colonel Joseph Hawkesworth bought then destroyed the castle, preventing it from becoming a military fortress
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in 1937, sir John Siddeley bought the castle and handed it to the ministry of works with money to fund repairs, then it soon became a full time visitor attraction.