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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.
Mainly from the 11th through the 16th-century. The text also covers a comprehensive writing of Dover Castle, Dover, Kent, and a brief history of Anglo-Saxon England. [2] The text was dedicated to William Crundall in 1899, the Mayor of Dover during his ninth term in office. [3]
Dover is a town and seaport in Kent, England. The following is a list of those people who were born and/or have lived extensively in Dover. Frederick Arnold (1899–1980), cricketer and British Army officer; James Barber (1923–2007), cookbook author and host of CBC's The Urban Peasant; Tammy Beaumont (born 1991), England cricketer
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 ...
John Dixwell, alias James Davids (c. 1607 – 18 March 1689), was an English lawyer, republican politician and regicide.Born in Warwickshire, during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms he held various administrative positions in Kent on behalf of Parliament, and approved the Execution of Charles I in January 1649.
The History of Dover Castle (1797), the only published fruit of Darell's antiquarian work on the castles of Kent, with the relevant sections on Dover Castle translated from Latin. William Darell or Darrell (died after 16 February 1580) was an English Anglican clergyman and antiquarian .
Sir [1] Bertram de Criol (Criel, Crioill, Cyroyl, or Kerrial; died 1256) was a senior and trusted Steward and diplomat to King Henry III.He served as Constable and Keeper of Dover Castle, Keeper of the Coast and of the Cinque Ports, Keeper of the receipts, expenses and wardships of the archbishopric of Canterbury, Constable of the Tower of London and Sheriff of Kent.
Arms of Baron Grey of Codnor: Barry of six, argent and azure Richard de Grey (died c.1271) of Codnor, Derbyshire, was a landowner who held many important positions during the reign of Henry III of England, [1] including Warden of the Isles (Channel Islands) 1226–1227, 1229–1230 and 1252–1254, and later both Constable of Dover Castle and Warden of the Cinque Ports from 1258 irregularly to ...