Memorials of Old Kent
Memorials of Old Kent
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0}te, Bayford, near Sittingbourne, was originally a pre-Conquest earthwork, dating back to the time of Alfred, subsequently converted into a Norman Castle. * Four are blockhouses, expressly designed for the defence of the coast by fire artillery, and are as recent as the reign of Henry VHI. , having been built by his orders 1 Saxon Chronicle, vol. I. , p. 321.
2 Ordericus Vitalis, Book iv. , chapter 4.
3 " English Fortresses and Castles of the Tenth and Eleventh Centuries, " W. H. St. John Hope..., Archsological Journal, vol. Ix. , p. 90.
* Hasted, History of Kent, vol. Vi. , p. 154.
154 Memorials of Old Kent about 1539; their names are — Deal, Sandown, Sandgate, and Walmer.
One, Upnor Castle, on the Medway, is a similar block- house, built about 1561, in the time of Queen Elizabeth.
One, Gillingham, is not a castle at all, but a modern fort, built in the time of Charles I. , for the defence of the dockyard at Chatham.
Fifteen are termed minor castles, forming heads of lesser fiefs, held by the process of sub-infeudation from the greater barons, who held directly from the Crown.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
0}te, Bayford, near Sittingbourne, was originally a pre-Conquest earthwork, dating back to the time of Alfred, subsequently converted into a Norman Castle. * Four are blockhouses, expressly designed for the defence of the coast by fire artillery, and are as recent as the reign of Henry VHI. , having been built by his orders 1 Saxon Chronicle, vol. I. , p. 321.
2 Ordericus Vitalis, Book iv. , chapter 4.
3 " English Fortresses and Castles of the Tenth and Eleventh Centuries, " W. H. St. John Hope..., Archsological Journal, vol. Ix. , p. 90.
* Hasted, History of Kent, vol. Vi. , p. 154.
154 Memorials of Old Kent about 1539; their names are — Deal, Sandown, Sandgate, and Walmer.
One, Upnor Castle, on the Medway, is a similar block- house, built about 1561, in the time of Queen Elizabeth.
One, Gillingham, is not a castle at all, but a modern fort, built in the time of Charles I. , for the defence of the dockyard at Chatham.
Fifteen are termed minor castles, forming heads of lesser fiefs, held by the process of sub-infeudation from the greater barons, who held directly from the Crown.
What to read after Memorials of Old Kent?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by P H Peter Hampson Ditchfield to read onlineMoreLess
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