Camber Castle
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camber-castle-260-10589571
title:
Camber Castle
text:
Camber Castle, also known formerly as Winchelsea Castle, is a 16th-century Device Fort, built near Rye by King Henry VIII to protect the Sussex coast of England against French attack. The first fortification on the site was a small, round artillery tower, constructed by Henry between 1512 and 1514, overlooking the Camber anchorage and the entrance to Rye Harbour. In 1539, increasing tensions with France encouraged Henry to rethink his coastal defence plans, and Camber Castle was rebuilt and ext
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description:
16th-century English fort
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camber_Castle
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date modified:
2023-12-03T21:03:10Z
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13
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