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Device Forts

The Device Forts, also known as Henrician castles and blockhouses, were a series of artillery fortifications built to defend the coast of England and Wales by Henry VIII. Traditionally, the Crown had left coastal defences in the hands of local lords and communities but the threat of French and Spanish invasion led the King to issue an order, called a…

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Built
1539–47
Built by
Henry VIII
Condition
Varied
Events
English Civil War, Anglo-Dutch Wars, Napoleonic Wars, First and Second World Wars
In use
16th–20th centuries
Materials
Stone, brick, earth

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Device Forts

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Triples157
Avg. degree1.99
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related to 16th century · 30
Device Forts → After Henry's, As, Calshot, Camber, Cornwall, Crown, Downs, East Cowes, England, Essex, Federigo Giambelli, France, Gravesend, Higham, Hull, In, Italian, Mersea Fort, Milford Haven, Military
related to Architects and engineers · 28
Device Forts → Andrew Saunders, Augustinian, English, France, French, Hampton Court Palace, Henry, Henry's Device, Hull, James Nedeham, John Rogers, King, King's, King's Works, Majesty's, Master, Ordnance, Richard Benese, Sandown, Sir Edmund Knyvet
related to 17th century · 18
Device Forts → Camber Castle, Castles, Deal, English, Flemish, France, Gravesend, His, Hurst, James, King Charles, Lacking, Pendennis's, Sandgate, Sharpenrode Bulwark, Solent, Some, Spain
related to Architecture · 16
Device Forts → Although, Brian St John O'Neil, Britain, Cathcart King, Christopher Duffy, Edwardian, England, Henry's, King, Marcus Merriman, Medieval, North Wales, Romans, Some, The Device Forts, Unlike
related to Armament · 15
Device Forts → Calshot, Crown, Crown's, Device, Hurst, It, London, Milton Blockhouse, Portland, Some, The, The Tower, Tower, Various, With
related to Garrisons · 10
Device Forts → Audrey Howes, Camber Castle, England, Martin Foreman, Peter Harrington, Soldiers, The, There, Walmer Castle, West Tilbury Blockhouse
Built · 1
Device Forts → 1539–47
Built by · 1
Device Forts → Henry VIII
Condition · 1
Device Forts → Varied
Events · 1
Device Forts → English Civil War, Anglo-Dutch Wars, Napoleonic Wars, First and Second World Wars

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castle uk isbn forts fortifications device castles defences london guns english war pendennis artillery deal england coastal work henry new

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Device FortsBuilt1539–471.00infobox
Device FortsBuilt byHenry VIII1.00infobox
Device FortsConditionVaried1.00infobox
Device FortsEventsEnglish Civil War, Anglo-Dutch Wars, Napoleonic Wars, First and Second World Wars1.00infobox
Device FortsIn use16th–20th centuries1.00infobox
Device FortsMaterialsStone, brick, earth1.00infobox
Device FortsOpen to the publicMost1.00infobox
Device FortsTypeArtillery castles, blockhouses and bulwarks1.00infobox
King have disagreed with this interpretationinstance ofSome historians0.80text
highlighting the similarities between the two periodsinstance ofSome historians0.80text
with the historian Christopher Duffy terming the Device Forts theinstance ofSome historians0.80text
Hurstinstance ofheavily armed forts0.80text

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