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Jennifer Nalewicki

8 stone catapult shots linked to King Henry III discovered at besieged British castle

Eight stone catapult shots sit in the grass in front of a medieval castle. .

Workers have discovered eight medieval catapult shots outside the walls of a castle in Britain that are leftover weapons from a siege of royals against rebels.

The eight "perfectly preserved" stone spheres date to the 13th century and would have been fired from catapults during the siege of Kenilworth Castle, which was part of a civil war that took place in England in 1266, according to a statement from English Heritage, a charity organization that oversees historic sites in England.

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