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Front Line Harbour: A History of the Port of Dover

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Front Line Harbour: A History of the Port of Dover - Lane, Anthony
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Made famous by its position, the port of Dover has proved of great importance to the nation in war and peace over many centuries. A Roman stronghold, it became a major Cinque Port after the Norman Conquest. Following the murder of Thomas Beckett at Canterbury in 1170, it became a place of transit for many pilgrims, encouraging Henry II to improve the remarkable castle we know today. Henry VIII and Elizabeth I made great efforts to improve the often threatened harbour, where, in 1660, Charles II returned to Dover to re ...

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Front Line Harbour: A History of the Port of Dover 2011, Amberley Publishing, Chalford

ISBN-13: 9781445600307

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