The secrets of Dover Castle – and how it kept the French at bay
A new exhibition sheds light on the castle’s extraordinary eight centuries at the heart of England’s defence from foreign invasion
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A new exhibition sheds light on the castle’s extraordinary eight centuries at the heart of England’s defence from foreign invasion
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