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Porchester Castle

Category: Sightseeing + Tours

Off A27, Porchester, Portsmouth, PO3 5LY

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A guide to Portchester Castle in Hampshire from TourUK
After 50 years a further two storeys were added and 200 years after this Richard II added battlements. Richard II also erected a building between the gatehouse and the keep known as 'Richard's Palace'. Because of its strategic position on the south coast several medieval kings spent large sums impro...
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TimeRef - History Timelines - Porchester Castle
orchester Castle was a significant fort from Roman times and has remained in good condition because of its continued use over the years. Henry I founded the medieval castle around 1120 and repaired walls, built gates and a keep. Unlike the other Roman forts on the south coast, like Pevensey, Porches...
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A Very English Castle - Porchester Castle - An Excursion to an English Castle Near the South Downs Way
. It's Anglo Saxon, within Roman walls, with Norman additions. It was captured by the French from King John, in 1215 during the Baron's Rebellion -- when they forced him to sign the Magna Carta. Richard II turned part of it into a palace in 1396 after the Hundred Years War with France. Henry V left ...
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Porchester Castle, Portsmouth, United Kingdom : Reviews of Porchester Castle - Yahoo! Travel
This castle is one of the most interesting historical sites in Britain. It consists of a huge square outer bailey originally built as a fort by the Romans. Centu...
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