Friends of Dover Castle

 

Dover Castle known as 'The Key to England' has over 2000 Years of History, from an Iron Age fort, Roman lighthouse and Saxon church to the Castle that is seen today with the massive Great Tower built by Henry II.

Dover Castle is one of the greatest and most famous of European fortresses, its position as a frontier defence ensuring it an important place in British history. Dover Castle strategically sited, guarding the nearest landing point to mainland Europe, made it an emphatic statement of medieval royal power, highly visible across the Straits of Dover. Its unbroken active service as a castle and fortress stretches over more than nine centuries, from the invasion of William the Conqueror to the age of the nuclear missile, from the autumn of 1066 to 1958.

Dover Castle and Immigration Exhibition Project

LYRA Concerts Thursday 19th April 2012 2.30pm and 7.30pm St Mary-in-Castro Dover Castle £3 on the door must Email mmcfarnell@hotmail.com to reserve place

Site last revised 18 January 2012

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