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Dover Castle is a medieval castle in Dover, Kent, England and is Grade I listed. It was founded in the 11th century and has been described as the "Key to England" due to its defensive significance throughout history. [1] [2] Some writers say it is the largest castle in England, [3] a title also claimed by Windsor Castle.
The History of the Castle, Town, and Port of Dover is a nearly complete work of the history of Dover, Kent, England from 54 BCE to 1899 by Queen's College scholar Samuel Statham. Contents [ edit ]
Dover seafront, with the castle overlooking the beach and the valley of the River Dour, behind the line of buildings. A great deal of Saxon Dover was rebuilt. By 1190 the new Dover Castle was complete, and maritime trade was increasing, even though the port itself was small and remained so for some centuries. In the 13th century, Dover ...
St Mary sub Castro (i. e. "St Mary below the Castle"), or St Mary de Castro, or St Mary in Castro ("St Mary in the Castle"), is a church in the grounds of Dover Castle, Kent, south-east England. It is a heavily restored Anglo-Saxon structure, built next to a Roman lighthouse which became the church bell-tower.
Dover Castle, the largest castle in England, [26] was founded in the 11th century. It has been described as the "Key to England" owing to its defensive significance throughout history. [27] [28] The castle was founded by William the Conqueror in 1066 and rebuilt for Henry II, King John, and Henry III. This expanded the castle to its current ...
Dover Castle seen from Castle Street. There are three museums: the main Dover Museum , [ 45 ] the Dover Transport Museum [ 46 ] and the Roman Painted House . [ 47 ] The town has two cinemas, the Silver Screen Cinema [ 48 ] located at the Dover Museum and the Cineworld Cinema opened in 2018 as part of the St James' Retail and Leisure complex. [ 20 ]
The Town Council (predecessor of Dover District Council) formally took it over 12 years later, constructing a new building to house it and the town's market, in Market Square. [1] Shelled from France in 1942 during the Second World War, the museum lost much of its collections, including nearly all of its natural history collections. Much of the ...
Possibly Hastings, Canterbury, or Dover, England Betram Ashburnham or Betram de Ashburnham (c. 1010 – 1066) was an 11th-century English Nobleman who served as the last Anglo-Saxon Constable of Dover Castle for about ten months in 1066 following the coronation of Harold Godwinson .