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2. www.english-heritage.org.uk › visit › placesHistory of Pendennis Castle - English Heritage

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   Pendennis Castle was built from 1539 to 1545 when England faced a possible invasion from the united powers of Catholic Europe. To defend against this, Henry VIII implemented a national programme of military and naval preparations, including new coastal artillery forts.

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     Henry VIII and Pendennis. The gun tower (and its surrounding...

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Pendennis_CastlePendennis Castle - Wikipedia

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   Pendennis Castle (Cornish: Penn Dinas, meaning "headland fortification") is an artillery fort constructed by Henry VIII near Falmouth, Cornwall, England between 1540 and 1542.

4. www.english-heritage.org.uk › visit › placesDescription of Pendennis Castle | English Heritage

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   Pendennis Castle dominates a high rocky headland on the south side of the Fal estuary, overlooking the English Channel close to where it joins the Atlantic Ocean, historically a vital sea route. The castle defences are a rich amalgam from an artillery fortress operating throughout the period 1539–1956, concentrated both inside Elizabethan ...

5. www.bbc.co.uk › cornwall › contentBBC - Cornwall - History - Historical Pendennis

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   Mar 14, 2008 · Pendennis Castle, situated in Falmouth was built by order of Henry VIII to protect the extensive waters known as Carrick Roads. The site boasts buildings from different centuries and stunning...

6. www.english-heritage.org.uk › learn › teachingLocal Learning: Pendennis Castle and St Mawes Castle

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   Pendennis Castle and St Mawes Castle are gun forts built on the orders of Henry VIII in 1539-45, to defend the entrance to Carrick Roads, the important ship anchorage on the River Fal.

7. www.warhistoryonline.com › history › pendennisPendennis Castle: Henry VIII's Key to Cornwall | War History ...

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   Jun 14, 2016 · Built between 1539 and 1545, Pendennis Castle was a fine example of these shore forts. Guarding the entrance to the port of Falmouth on England’s south coast, it was paired with a smaller fort near the waterline and two others on the far side of the estuary, to ensure heavy fire against invading ships.

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   Why was Pendennis Castle built?

   • Pendennis Castle was built from 1539 to 1545 when England faced a possible invasion from the united powers of Catholic Europe. To defend against this, Henry VIII implemented a national programme of military and naval preparations, including new coastal artillery forts.

   History of Pendennis Castle - English Heritage

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   Where is Pendennis Castle?

   • Pendennis Castle dominates a high rocky headland on the south side of the Fal estuary, overlooking the English Channel close to where it joins the Atlantic Ocean, historically a vital sea route.

   Description of Pendennis Castle - English Heritage

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   What is Pendennis Castle & St Mawes Castle?

   • Pendennis Castle and St Mawes Castle are gun forts built on the orders of Henry VIII in 1539-45, to defend the entrance to Carrick Roads, the important ship anchorage on the River Fal.

   Local Learning: Pendennis Castle and St Mawes Castle

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   Does Pendennis Castle still exist?

   • Today, the buildings of Pendennis Castle retain the physical evidence of change during four centuries of adaptation but at its centre, just as at St Mawes Castle, the original castle appears largely as Henry VIII intended.

   Local Learning: Pendennis Castle and St Mawes Castle

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   What happened to Pendennis Castle?

   • Pendennis became a much larger fort after works at the end of the 16th century and was subject to a long siege in 1646 during the First English Civil War. Both castles were periodically modernised in response to conflict, notably during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, and the First and Second World Wars, until closure in the 1950s.

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   Why is Pendennis Castle haunted?

   • Pendennis Castle's purpose was to protect the extensive waters known as the Carrick Roads and today it stands proud among other more recent, but still historic buildings on the site. Working your way up a winding staircase, listen out for strange noises. The staircase is believed to be haunted, after the death of a kitchen maid.

   BBC - Cornwall - History - Historical Pendennis

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9. production.english-heritage.org.uk › visit › placesPendennis Castle: History and Stories - English Heritage

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   Pendennis Castle dominates a rocky headland high above Falmouth in Cornwall. It is one of a handful of distinctive circular artillery forts built during a period of national emergency in the 1540s. Explore this castle’s eventful history, from the time of Henry VIII to the Second World War.