Deal Castle
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deal-castle-165-9676213
title:
Deal Castle
text:
Deal Castle is an artillery fort constructed by Henry VIII in Deal, Kent, between 1539 and 1540. It formed part of the King's Device programme to protect against invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire, and defended the strategically important Downs anchorage off the English coast. Comprising a keep with six inner and outer bastions, the moated stone castle covered 0.85 acres (0.34 ha) and had sixty-six firing positions for artillery. It cost the Crown a total of £27,092 to build the thre
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wiki
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description:
16th century artillery fort in Kent, England
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deal_Castle
date created:
2004-07-31T10:42:01Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T10:59:01Z
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13
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