It had taken hours of discussion, and several of the Lords had needed to ride out and inspect the lines, before everyone was convinced. This kind of surrender was very bad news for the rebels. If they had had a long series of battles, and the King had only slowly gained the advantage, they could have hoped for a negotiated surrender. But a surrender of their entire army on the field of battle; that was an unconditional surrender.
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It had taken hours of discussion, and several of the Lords had needed to ride out and inspect the lines, before everyone was convinced. This kind of surrender was very bad news for the rebels. If they had had a long series of battles, and the King had only slowly gained the advantage, they could have hoped for a negotiated surrender. But a surrender of their entire army on the field of battle; that was an unconditional surrender.