King Henry VIII's Device programme
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King Henry VIII's Device programme was a mid-16th-century coastal defence initiative that created a chain of artillery forts to protect England from potential invasions by France and the Holy Roman Empire.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Tudor military policy
ⓘ
coastal defence programme ⓘ |
| aimedAtThreatFrom |
Holy Roman Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Henrician Device forts programme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | artillery fort ⓘ |
| authority | Henry VIII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Military history of England
ⓘ
Tudor fortifications in England ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| feature |
bastions and gun platforms
ⓘ
low, thick walls designed to resist cannon fire ⓘ multiple tiers of gun embrasures ⓘ |
| followedBy | Elizabethan coastal defence measures ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Henry VIII of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Calshot Castle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Camber Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ Dartmouth Castle (Tudor works) NERFINISHED ⓘ Deal Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ East Cowes Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ Hurst Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingswear Castle (Tudor works) NERFINISHED ⓘ Netley Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ Pendennis Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ Portland Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ Sandgate Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ Sandown Castle (Kent) NERFINISHED ⓘ Sandsfoot Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ Southsea Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ St Mawes Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ Upnor Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ Walmer Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ West Cowes Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ Yarmouth Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Anglo-French tensions after Henry VIII's break with Rome
ⓘ
threat of invasion following Henry VIII's excommunication ⓘ |
| implementedBy | Tudor Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1539 ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Tudor royal prerogative NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
coast of England
ⓘ
east coast of England ⓘ south coast of England ⓘ |
| namedAfter | the 1539 Device for the Defence of the Realm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Tudor fortification of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
coastal defence
ⓘ
protection against seaborne invasion ⓘ |
| result | chain of artillery forts ⓘ |
| significance | first systematic artillery-based coastal defence network in England ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mid-16th century ⓘ |
| uses | artillery ⓘ |
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