Tilbury Fort
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tilbury-fort-203-16597290
title:
Tilbury Fort
text:
Tilbury Fort, also known historically as the Thermitage Bulwark and the West Tilbury Blockhouse, is an artillery fort on the north bank of the River Thames in England. The earliest version of the fort, comprising a small blockhouse with artillery covering the river, was constructed by King Henry VIII to protect London against attack from France as part of his Device programme. It was reinforced during the 1588 Spanish Armada invasion scare, after which it was reinforced with earthwork bastion, a
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Fortification in England
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilbury_Fort
date created:
2004-03-20T22:05:35Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T20:19:34Z
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13
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