Dover Castle siege, 1216, (c1990-2010). Artist: Peter Dunn.
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Dover Castle siege, 1216, (c1990-2010). Reconstruction drawing of a naval battle in Sandwich Bay. Commanding the shortest sea crossing between England and the Continent, Dover Castle was a vital strategic and communication lynch-pin in the empire of the Angevin kings of England. in 1216, The castle successfully resisted a major siege directed personally by Prince Louis of France during his near-successful invasion of England.
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- Peter Dunn, attributed to: British: Artist
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- King Louis VIII: French: King
- King Henry II: British; English: King
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History & Politics War & Military Wars, Battles & Events
Artistic Representations Seascapes
History & Politics War & Military Wartime
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- 2-649-794
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