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	CastleXplorer - Dover Castle
		Dover Castle is built on the remains of an Iron Age hillfort and contains within its walls a Roman lighthouse and an Anglo-Saxon church.
		The castle was the first in western Europe to be built to a concentric design (a series of defences, radiating in a succession of larger and larger circles from the central inner ward).
		After the war the army remained in the castle until 1958; five years later the whole of Dover Castle was handed over to the Ministry of Works for preservation.
	www.castlexplorer.co.uk /england/dover/dover_hist.php (1156 words)

	Dover Castle England And The Newly Opened Secret Wartime Tunnels
		Dover Castle is arguably the strongest castle in Britain, over looking the English Channel dominating the skyline of the White Cliffs of Dover.
		The incident of Pencester's arrival is stirringly depicted in one of the memorial windows of the Maison Dieu In the reign of Edward I Dover enjoyed the distinction of being the first of the Cinque Ports to be incorporated by charter.
		At the outbreak of the Civil War a citizen of Dover Drake or Dawkes by name, conceived the bold idea of scaling the cliff on the side next the sea, where it was not thought necessary to defend it.
	www.doverpages.co.uk /castle/dover_castle.htm (666 words)

	A holiday guide to Dover Castle Kent from TourUK
		In 1216 during the reign of King John the castle was besieged by Prince Louis, heir to the throne of France.
		The French breached the barbican and undermined the gatehouse causing the east tower to collapse.
		The castle was seized by a small force of Parliamentarians during the Civil War in 1642.
	www.touruk.co.uk /castles/castle_Dover.htm (366 words)

	Dover Castle and the Great Siege of 1216
		Commanding the shortest sea crossing between England and the Continent, Dover Castle was a vital strategic and communication lynch-pin in the empire of the Angevin kings of England.
		The investment of Dover necessitated the division of Louis’ forces across England and in his absence one half of his army was destroyed at the battle of Lincoln on 20th May 1217.
		The fabric of the northern tip of the castle is an impossibly complex hotchpotch of different periods of documented and undocumented building work, to such an extent indeed that, in the absence of a full archaeological survey, much informed guess-work is involved in establishing its development.
	www.deremilitari.org /RESOURCES/ARTICLES/goodall.htm (4921 words)

	Dover Castle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Dover Castle is situated at Dover, Kent and has been described as the "Key to England" due to its defensive significance throughout history.
		Later the tunnels were to be used as a shelter for the Regional Seats of Government in the event of a nuclear attack.
		The Lord Ports is officially head of the castle, in his conjoint position of Constable of Dover Castle, and the Deputy Constable has his residence in Constable's Gate.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dover_Castle (1046 words)

	Camelot Village: Britain's Heritage and History
		Strange as it may seem, the curtain walls of Dover Castle were actually lowered in response to the threat of invasion by Napoleon.
		Dover Castle was built high on the White Cliffs by Henry II, who was quick to realise its strategic position just twenty mile across the Channel from France.
		Beyond the castle are the remains of the Pharos, a 12 metre high Roman lighthouse.
	www.camelotintl.com /heritage/castles/eastern/dover.html (323 words)

	BBC - Kent - Discover Kent - Castles - Dover Castle Tunnels
		Dover's secret tunnels: Seven tunnels were dug as overflow barracks for the soldiers and officers which could hold up to 2,000 troops.
		Today at Dover Castle you can experience life as it was for the 700 personnel based there in the worst days of the Second World War.
		Relive the drama as a wounded Battle of Britain pilot is taken into the underground hospital to fight for his life in the operating theatre, and see the Command Centre in which Churchill made the plans that would eventually lead to Allied victory.
	www.bbc.co.uk /kent/do_see/castles/dover_tunnels.shtml (336 words)

	The castles at Dover, Deal, Walmer and Leeds
		Dover Castle is one of the largest castles in the country, strategically located at the shortest crossing-point to continental Europe.
		Walmer Castle was built by Henry VIII in 1539-40 as an artillery fortress to counter the threat of invasion from Catholic France and Spain.
		In 1708 Walmer Castle took on a new role as the residence of the Lords Warden of the Cinque Ports.
	www.royalroad.co.uk /activities/dover_castle.html (984 words)

	Dover Castle and Keep, photos taken around Dover Castle, on the south east coast of Kent, England
		Henry II completely rebuilt the castle between 1179 and 1188, constructing the massive keep and walls and towers of the inner bailey, with the castle being the first in western Europe to be built to a concentric design.
		The castle was used in both world wars, with the evacuation of 338,000 allied soldiers from Dunkirk directed from a command centre in the underground barracks in May 1940.
		The area around Dover Castle became known as 'Hellfire Corner' during WW2 because of all the bombing and gunfire in the area.
	www.urban75.org /photos/kent/dover-castle.html (1043 words)

	GO BRITANNIA! TRAVEL GUIDE: Dover - Britannia's Magical History Tour (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Dover is justly famous for its imposing white cliffs, which buttress the end of the North Downs, but Dover's real importance lies in the fact that it is and historically has been Britain's gateway to Europe, and Europe's gateway to Britain.
		Dover Castle is the earliest English castle which has fortifications arranged concentrically.
		Dover has been called "England's greatest castle." Its sheer size, strategic importance and the fact that it has been used in virtually every war, rebellion or conflict since the middle ages, including both World Wars of this century, lend strong support to that claim.
	www.britannia.com /travel/magical/magic18.html (494 words)

	Pilot Guides.com:White cliffs, ghosts, and military tunnels: Dover Castle
		The castle walls have heard secret war stories, seen death, and were the nerve centre of Operation Dynamo when 338,000 allied soldiers were evacuated from Dunkirk in 1940.
		Dover Castle lies high on a hill about one mile out of the town center.
		Dover can be easily reached by train or bus from London and regular ferries run form here to Calais in France.
	www.pilotguides.com /destination_guide/europe/england/dover_castle.php (537 words)

	Dover Kent England White Cliffs Country History Pages- White Cliffs of Dover (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The town of Dover is situated on the South East Coast of England, probably best know for it's 'White Cliffs of 'Dover' and it's part in the Dunkirk Evacuation (Operation Dynamo) during WW2.
		Dover Pages was started in 1990's from a collection of family history passed down through generations.
		The little narrow crooked town of Dover hid itself away from the beach, and ran its head into the chalk cliffs like a marine ostrich.The beach was a desert of heaps of sea and stones tumbling wildly about, and the sea did what it liked and what it liked was destruction.
	www.doverpages.co.uk (647 words)

	Dover Castle and the Secret Wartime Tunnels : Properties : Days Out & Events : English Heritage
		There has been a castle at Dover since the defences of an Anglo-Saxon fortress were strengthened by William of Normandy, who built the first earthwork castle in 1066 before moving on to London.
		An exciting presentation using the latest light, film and sound technology highlights the castle's key role when the country was threatened with invasion and retraces how, in 1216, a group of rebel barons invited the French Dauphin to invade and seize the throne from King John.
		Following the 1533 annulment of his marriage to Catherine of Aragon, his subsequent excommunication by the Pope and the 1538 peace treaty between former enemies France and Spain, Henry VIII was isolated in Europe and a Catholic invasion of England seemed inevitable.
	www.english-heritage.org.uk /server/show/conProperty.182 (897 words)

	Dover Castle, United Kingdom
		Dover Castle is the earliest example in Europe of a concentrically-planned castle.
		In clear weather it is possible to see from the castle walls as far as Calais on the French coast, to where the chalk crest extended thousands of years ago.
		The ruins of the Roman lighthouse, and the church of St Mary in Castle next to Calton's Gate, built from Roman bricks by the Saxons in the year 1000, have been incorporated into the castle complex.
	www.planetware.com /dover/dover-castle-gb-k-dca.htm (322 words)

	Information on Dover Castle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Dover Castle, one of the largest castles in England, is known as both the “Key to England” and the Guardian of the “Gateway to England”.
		William the Conqueror, the great strengthener of the fortresses of England, extended the Anglo Saxon fortifications in 1066 by building an earthworks castle overlooking the Straits of Dover and the town of Dover, Kent.
		It formed the base of the concentric castle that was completed in the mid 13th century.
	www.visitsoutheastengland.com /experiences/castles/dovercastle (414 words)

	Dover Castle - Icons of England
		The castle first came under attack in 1216, when Prince Louis of France – at the behest of rebel English barons – attacked with stone-throwing catapults, which made little impression on its dense layers.
		Underneath the castle in the White Cliffs lies a vast labyrinth of tunnels, dating from the Middle Ages.
		Dover Castle was in continuous military use until 1958.
	www.icons.org.uk /nom/nominations/dover-castle?b_start:int=276 (239 words)

	DOVER CASTLE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		It is probably the strongest castle in England and one of the most important, it has been in constant use for over 900 years.
		Nearby there are also the remains of the 19th century Western Heights forts on the west side of Dover and Fort Burgogne which is on land still used by the army on Castle Hill a mile to the north of the castle.
		The castle is on hill on the eastern side of Dover.
	www.ecastles.co.uk /dover.html (277 words)

	Dover (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Dover's first strategic airlifter is represented by the only remaining C-54M, which was specially modified during the Berlin Airlift for hauling coal.
		Dover Castle is sometimes described as the key to England.
		The castle keep was built in the time of Henry I, with fortifications being added right up to the present day.
	www.militarytour.com /Battlefields/UK/Dover.htm (736 words)

	Dover Castle
		Dover Castle was built in 1180 and is remarkably intact.
		There are a series of tunnels and caves that were used in World War 2 as the headquarters for the Dunkirk evacuation and as a hospital.
		I was not as impressed by the white cliffs of Dover as I thought I would be.
	www-cs-students.stanford.edu /~eujin/pics/england2003/ev-14dover (95 words)

	Places to Visit - Dover Castle; Crabble Corn Mill; White Cliffs; Bronze-Age Boat; Roman Painted House; Grandshaft; ...
		White Cliffs, Dover is a thriving Channel Port with a wealth of history, some beautiful walks in our areas of outstanding natural beauty, and some very good restaurants.
		Many visitors rush through Dover on their way to and from the continent, but it is well worth staying over for a night or two, or perhaps coming for a short break, to explore all there is to see and do in the town.
		Dover Museum in the Market Square, where there is a comprehensive array of displays and exhibitions about the area's history, from the Bronze-Age to the 20th.
	www.doveraccommodation.co.uk /index.php?page=dover (1738 words)

	KENT RESOURCES: Dover Castle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Dover is commonly known as the "Gateway to England".
		On top of the famous White Cliffs stands The Castle which was mainly built in the 12th and 13th centuries although the grounds also contain the Anglo-Saxon Church of St. Mary de Castro and a Pharos (lighthouse) built by the Romans in the first century A.D. There were fortifications here in the Iron Age.
		"The Town of Dover is situated very pleasant and romantic; for the most part at the foot of the high chalk cliffs, which seem to hang tremendous over the roofs of the houses underneath them.
	www.digiserve.com /peter/dovercastle2.html (235 words)

	TimeRef - History Timelines - Dover Castle
		Dover Castle is situated at the shortest sea crossing of English Channel.
		In 1216 Dover Castle was besieged by Prince Louis of France.
		Henry II began the reconstruction of Dover Castle.
	www.btinternet.com /~timeref/hpl637.htm (339 words)

	Dover Castle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Dover has been inhabited and fortified for centuries as it is a port at the narrowest section of the English Channel.
		On his way to London in 1066, William the Conqueror had a castle built here, and his descendant Henry II expanded upon it in the late 1100s.
		Georgian military engineers modified the works in from the mid 1700s to the early 1800s to deal with gunpowder weaponry, and extensive tunnels were dug under the castle in the 20th century to protect command facilities from aerial and nuclear attack.
	johnsmilitaryhistory.com /dover.html (411 words)

	BBC - Kent - Discover Kent - Castles - Dover Castle
		Henry II's keep: There has been a castle in Dover since the defences of an Anglo-Saxon fortress were strengthened by William of Normandy, who built the first earthwork castle in 1066 before moving on to London.
		Under Henry II, the castle was rebuilt, including the monumental keep constructed in the 1180s by his great architect, Maurice the Engineer, which stands at the heart of a concentric ring of defences.
		Two exhibitions highlight the castle's key role when the country was threatened with invasion.
	www.bbc.co.uk /kent/do_see/castles/dover.shtml (502 words)

	Dover Castle Kent England English
		Dover Castle is a magnificent stone ringwork and bailey fortress.
		No castle in England is larger or has a longer history.
		Dover Castle is located high above the town and harbour.
	www.castleuk.net /castle_lists_south/179/dovercastle.htm (83 words)

	Dover castle - Castle Quest
		He is hoping to make it possible to walk through the whole castle as it might have looked around 12-14th century(minus people and most furnishings).
		The castle will be a composite, based largely on Dover castle.
		The 3D castle will be sold as an educational tool on CD, but no images will be copied, only used as a basis for working out construction and texture.
	www.castlesontheweb.com /quest/Forum4/HTML/000073.html (325 words)

	Dover Castle (Nov. 20, 1999) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Dover struck me as quite a nice place, but we didn't spend much time in the town itself.
		One of the outlying gates was taken and the castle was significantly strengthened after that battle.
		In modern times, anti-aircraft and defense guns were brought into the castle to defend it against a potential invasion during World War II.
	www.cs.indiana.edu /~tloos/Britain/dover.html (208 words)

	Country Life : Dover Castle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Dover Castle is one of the longest serving and most important of England's fortifications.
		The construction by Henry II of a massive new castle at Dover can be placed in the context of political events in the 1170s.
		Work to the castle was undertaken in direct response to the growing popularity of the cult of Thomas Becket in Canterbury.
	www.countrylife.co.uk /living/gardened/hse_dov.php (258 words)

	Dover Museum - Medieval Dover
		Much of Dover's medieval history concerns the various churches and religious houses which were established in and around the town.
		Mary's Church is of early Norman origin built on the foundations of a Roman structure.
		Dover Priory : Founded in 1130, Dover Priory was dedicated to St. Martin and intended to house Augustinian monks.
	www.dover.gov.uk /museum/history/medievl.asp (354 words)

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