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Pendennis Castle
Pendennis Castle is an artillery fort constructed by Henry VIII
near Falmouth, Cornwall, England between 1540 and 1542. It formed part
of the King's Device programme to protect against invasion from France
and the Holy Roman Empire, and defended the Carrick Roads waterway at
the mouth of the River Fal. The original, circular keep and gun
platform was expanded at the end of the century to cope with the
increasing Spanish threat, with a ring of extensive stone ramparts and
bastions built around the older castle. Pendennis saw service during
the English Civil War, when it was held by the Royalists, and was only
taken by Parliament after a long siege in 1646. It survived the
interregnum and Charles II renovated the fortress after his
restoration to the throne in 1660.
Photo 37, 1979
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Pendennis Castle
Originally designed to protect Norman dominance around the
outskirts of London and oversee a strategically important part of the
River Thames, Windsor Castle was built as a motte-and-bailey, with
three wards surrounding a central mound. Gradually replaced with stone
fortifications, the castle withstood a prolonged siege during the
First Barons' War at the start of the 13th century. Henry III built a
luxurious royal palace within the castle during the middle of the
century, and Edward III went further, rebuilding the palace to make an
even grander set of buildings in what would become "the most expensive
secular building project of the entire Middle Ages in England".
Edward's core design lasted through the Tudor period, during which
Henry VIII and Elizabeth I made increasing use of the castle as a
royal court and centre for diplomatic entertainment.
Photo 41, 1979
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Pendennis Castle
Photo 39, 1979
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Pendennis Castle
Photo 35, 1979
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