Henrician castles
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Henrician castles, or Device Forts, were a network of coastal artillery fortifications built under King Henry VIII to defend England against potential seaborne invasions in the 16th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Henrician castles canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Device Forts
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Tudor fortification ⓘ coastal artillery fortification network ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Device Forts
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Henrician Device Forts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | artillery fort ⓘ |
| builtUnderMonarch | Henry VIII of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Tudor government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStartYear | 1539 ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| designedFor | use of gunpowder artillery ⓘ |
| feature |
bastions for flanking fire
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casemated gun chambers ⓘ earthworks ⓘ embrasures for cannon ⓘ gun platforms for heavy artillery ⓘ low thick walls designed to resist cannon fire ⓘ moats or ditches ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
English Channel coast
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Solent NERFINISHED ⓘ Thames Estuary NERFINISHED ⓘ south coast of England ⓘ west coast approaches ⓘ |
| heritageStatus |
many sites now protected as scheduled monuments
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several sites managed by English Heritage ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Anglo-French and Anglo-Imperial tensions in the 1530s–1540s
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fear of invasion after Henry VIII’s break with Rome ⓘ |
| legalBasis | King’s Device of 1539 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimePeriod | 16th century ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | English coastal artillery ⓘ |
| notableExample |
Calshot Castle
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Camber Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ Deal Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ Hurst Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ Pendennis Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ Portland Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ Sandown Castle (Kent) NERFINISHED ⓘ Sandsfoot Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ Southsea Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ St Andrew’s Castle (Hampshire) NERFINISHED ⓘ St Catherine’s Castle (Cornwall) NERFINISHED ⓘ St Mawes Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ Upnor Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ Walmer Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryThreat |
France
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Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
coastal defence
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defence against seaborne invasion ⓘ |
| replacedEarlierDefences | medieval curtain-wall castles ⓘ |
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