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Tudor and Stuart Dover
During the reign of Charles I, Dover declared against the King in the Civil War but enthusiastically welcomed the return of his son Charles II to England via Dover beach, in 1660. From this period, until the building of the great harbour in the 19th century, Dover's fortunes were to depend entirely upon the state of its small and unreliable harbour. |
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Tudor and Stuart kings and queens took a particular interest in Dover.
Henry VIII and Elizabeth I recognised the value of the harbour, by this
time threatened with blockage by shingle, and financed expensive repairs
and enlargements. Henry also made improvements to Dover's defences and
built castles at Deal, Sandown and Walmer to protect the Downs anchorage.
