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The text was dedicated to William Crundall, the then present Mayor of Dover during his ninth term in office. [2] The text was published by the Longmans, Green & Co. publishing company in the City of London in 1899. The title page references William Shakespeare's 1608 play, King Lear Act 4, Scene 1 that states "Dost thou know Dover?"
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.
Eldred was born about 1563, and lived to an old age, signing as a freeholder of Dover the Kentish petition for the reformation of the liturgy in 1641. It would appear possible that he was a relation of John Eldred and of Thomas Eldred , but no identification is possible.
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
Lord Robert Burgersh was the son and heir of Reynold de Burghersh, and was Constable of Dover Castle, and Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports from 1299 until his death. He was summoned to Parliament from 12 November 1303 until 13 July 1305, 'whereby he is held to have become Lord Burghersh'.
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 ...
Nicholas de Crioll (Cryoyll, Kerrial or Kyriel) (died c. February 1272), of a family seated in Kent, was Constable of Dover Castle and Keeper of the Coast during the early 1260s. His kinsman Bertram de Criol (died 1256) had distinguished himself in these offices during the preceding 20 years and both were near predecessors of the eminent Warden ...
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 .