ic ler ▁remarked ▁" O ur ▁age ▁has ▁not ▁known ▁a ▁sie ge ▁so ▁hard ▁pressed ▁nor ▁so ▁strongly ▁resist ed ". ▁After ▁resist ing ▁for ▁just ▁over ▁seven ▁weeks , ▁the ▁g arrison ▁surrender ed . ▁The ▁castle ▁had ▁been ▁greatly ▁dam aged , ▁with ▁bre aches ▁in ▁the ▁outer ▁walls ▁and ▁one ▁corner ▁of ▁the ▁keep ▁col lapsed , ▁and ▁hung er ▁eventually ▁forced ▁the ▁def enders ' ▁hand . ▁The ▁castle ▁did ▁not ▁stay ▁under ▁John ' s ▁control ▁for ▁long : ▁in ▁ 1 2 1 6 ▁it ▁was ▁captured ▁by ▁the ▁French ▁Prince ▁Louis , ▁who ▁was ▁the ▁new ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁bar onial ▁fa ction . ▁John ▁died ▁and ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁his ▁son ▁King ▁Henry   III ▁in ▁ 1 2 1 6 ; ▁the ▁next ▁year , ▁the ▁war ▁ended ▁and ▁the ▁castle ▁was ▁taken ▁under ▁direct ▁royal ▁control . ▁ ▁Ro chester ▁was ▁bes ie ged ▁for ▁the ▁third ▁time ▁in ▁ 1 2 6 4 ▁during ▁the ▁Second ▁Bar ons ' ▁War ▁( 1 2 6 4 – 1 2 6 7 ). ▁The ▁castle ' s ▁royal ▁const able , ▁Roger ▁de ▁Ley bourne , ▁held ▁Ro chester ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁Henry ▁III . ▁Reb el ▁arm ies ▁led ▁by ▁Simon ▁de ▁Mont fort ▁and ▁Gilbert ▁de ▁Cla re ▁entered ▁the ▁city ▁and ▁set ▁about ▁trying ▁to ▁capture ▁the ▁castle . ▁Again ▁the ▁castle ' s ▁def enders ▁resist ed , ▁this ▁time ▁with ▁a ▁different ▁outcome . ▁After ▁a ▁week ,