The Battle of Lewes festival returns this May: Volunteers wanted

The Battle of Lewes is the country's only full contact battle reenactment through the streets of the town at various points on the High Street, from The Gallops to Lewes Castle, and Lewes Priory where we witness the final surrender of Henry III to Simon de Montfort.

The re-enactment marks the anniversary of the Battle of Lewes, which was one of two main battles of the conflict known as the Second Barons' War. It took place at Lewes on 14 May 1264. It marked the high point of the career of Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester, and made him the "uncrowned King of England".