Dover Castle
Sunday October 8th, my friend Emily and I decided to go to Dover Castle and see something interesting since we were not getting a good Canadian Thanksgiving. I really enjoyed going through this castle. This castle is so old. Some of the buildings and parts of the castle date back to 2000 years ago, which is crazy to think about?! This is the entrance to castle when we went in. Dover castle is known as 'the key of England' since it is in Dover, and is the peak of England's coast.
William the conqueror strengthened this already present English fortress in 1066. The history before this is somewhat unknown. Henry II and Henry VII both added onto the castle what they felt necessary to help create this wonderful piece of work. This helps to illustrate the rich history in this country and it is so amazing that I can experience this!
This is the lighthouse that was built cerca to the 1st century AD. There are parts that were rebuilt around 1400 so help strenghten the lighthouse. It is a gorgeous masterpiece that is still standing close to 2000 years later.
Look at the English Channel. If you look really hard you can see France at the very far side of the channel. It was a little windy that day but it was nice and sunny out and such a nice day.
We made it all the way to the top of the castle and were able to look out to see the front of the fortress and see actually how big this castle is. Here is some interesting history for you to think about!!! Medieval England: the norman castle was transformed by Henry II during the 1170-80s, and he helped to create this then unparalleled fortress. Henry VII also had a lot to do with this fortress and helped to fortify Dover castle as well as two other castles in close proximity, Deal Castle, and Walmer Castle. There are so many artifacts from the ages that you cannot helped but be amazed when you go there.
William the conqueror strengthened this already present English fortress in 1066. The history before this is somewhat unknown. Henry II and Henry VII both added onto the castle what they felt necessary to help create this wonderful piece of work. This helps to illustrate the rich history in this country and it is so amazing that I can experience this!
This is the lighthouse that was built cerca to the 1st century AD. There are parts that were rebuilt around 1400 so help strenghten the lighthouse. It is a gorgeous masterpiece that is still standing close to 2000 years later.Look at the English Channel. If you look really hard you can see France at the very far side of the channel. It was a little windy that day but it was nice and sunny out and such a nice day.
We made it all the way to the top of the castle and were able to look out to see the front of the fortress and see actually how big this castle is. Here is some interesting history for you to think about!!! Medieval England: the norman castle was transformed by Henry II during the 1170-80s, and he helped to create this then unparalleled fortress. Henry VII also had a lot to do with this fortress and helped to fortify Dover castle as well as two other castles in close proximity, Deal Castle, and Walmer Castle. There are so many artifacts from the ages that you cannot helped but be amazed when you go there.
One other important thing that I cannot forget to mention is that we were able to go into the King's Jake (his toilet). He travelled between his castles and palaces whenever the smell got too bad. I am trying to think how bad it had to get because you can still smell the toilet when you are walking into it. Such a nice aroma!!!
I had a great day. I did miss out on the turkey dinner but I think it was all worth it!!
posted by Lindsay @ 12:09 am
1 Comments:
At 2:06 pm,
Anonymous said…
That looks amazing!!!
I saw Juliana this weekend, and passed on the info about your blog :)
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