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Learn: Dover Castle Through Time
The site of Dover Castle has witnessed over two thousand years of England's history. Perched above the famous White Cliffs, the castle has played a vital role in local, national and international events from medieval sieges to the Second World War.
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DOVER CASTLE #SPURSELFIE SOCIAL MEDIA COMPETITION
Dover Castle #SpurSelfie Social Media Competition
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Thomas Becket, Henry II and Dover Castle
On 29 December 1170 Archbishop Thomas Becket of Canterbury was murdered in his cathedral by four of Henry II’s knights. Ten years later, Henry II embarked on a massive rebuilding of Dover Castle. How were his actions, and Becket’s murder, connected?
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The ultimate sandcastle - featuring everything you could ever want in a castle - has been built at Dover Castle, English Heritage announced (13 July) ahead of a special sandcastle building weekend at its castles across the country (21 & 22 July).
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Over one hundred years after the castle's guns first brought down a German Zeppelin, discover what it was like to live and work in Fortress Dover, with our restored WWI fire command post and port war signal station.
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Location of Peverell's Tower, Dover Castle
Location of Peverell's Tower Holiday Cottage, Dover Castle.
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Calamity is about to strike Dover Castle. Will you get into the bunker in time? Experience a fully-immersive escape room, rooted in Dover Castle's unique Cold War history.
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Two sieges at Dover Castle, in the summers of 1216 and 1217, were important events during the First Barons’ War. The circumstances that gave rise to this attack were part of a complex and bitter disagreement between King John and a large group of English barons, which resulted in all-out warfare across England.