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Gun Deck, Pendennis Castle, c1540s, (c1970-2010). Artist: Ivan Lapper.

Gun Deck, Pendennis Castle, c1540s, (c1970-2010). Artist: Ivan Lapper.

2-649-397 - Historic England/Heritage Images

Pendennis Castle, Falmouth, Cornwall, c1540s, (c1970-2010). The upper gun deck in action in the late 1540s. England was at war with France from 1542-6 and again in 1549. Pendennis and its sister fortress at St Mawes guarded the approaches to Falmouth Harbour. Reconstruction. Pendennis Castle was an artillery fort constructed by Henry VIII near Falmouth, Cornwall, England between 1540 and 1542 by John Killigrew and gfeatured in the English Civil War and Second World War. The castle is managed by English Heritage as a tourist attraction

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Creator
  1. Ivan Lapper, attributed to: British: Artist
People Related
  1. King Henry VIII: British; English: King of England
  2. John Killigrew: British: Governor
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World Europe United Kingdom England Cornwall

  1. 50 25 00 N , 004 45 00 W
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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4794x3794
File Size : 53,287kb

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  1. N900017.jpg
  1. 0250004373
  1. 2-649-397
  1. 2649397

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