TIMELINE Deal Castle

This resource has been designed to help teachers plan a visit to Deal Castle, one of King Henry VIII’s impressive Tudor artillery forts, built to protect the south coast from European invasion. Use this timeline in the classroom to help students understand the history of Deal Castle.

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The English Heritage Trust is a charity, no. 1140351, and a company, no. 07447221, registered in England. All images are copyright of English Heritage or Historic England unless otherwise stated. Published September 2017 TUDORS STUARTS GEORGIANS VICTORIANS 20TH CENTURY 1485-1603 1603-1714 1714-1830 1837-1901 1901-1999

1509–47 1642 1714 –27 1837–1901 1914–18 Reign of King Henry VIII. The began. Reign of King Reign of Queen Victoria. First World War. George I.

1538 1649 1756 England was under 1939– 45 threat of invasion from Charles I was The Seven Years France and Spain. executed. War began. Second World War.

1652 1792–1802 The First Dutch The French War began. Revolutionary Wars.

EVENTS IN ENGLISH HISTORY EVENTS 1660 1803–15 Charles II was The Napoleonic Wars. restored to the throne.

1500 1600 1700 1800 1900 2000

1539 1648 1727 1815 1940 Building work began at During a series of mutinies The resident captain, Deal Castle was no longer The Captain’s House and part Deal Castle. and uprisings across England, John Norris Esquire, used for active defence but of the wall of Deal Castle Deal Castle defected to the began to alter Deal still kept four heavy guns. were destroyed by German Royalist side. Castle to make it Deal remained a military/ bombing. A Parliamentarian force more comfortable. naval town throughout the then besieged the castle. The century (until the departure 1950s Royalists surrendered after of the Royal Marines in 1996). a relief force was beaten on Restoration work was its way to the castle. Colonel carried out by the Ministry Rich, the Parliamentarian of Works, restoring the commander of the besieging castle as far as possible to forces, became the new its Tudor appearance. captain of Deal Castle. 1732 1860 The alterations Small ornamental gardens December 1539 were finished, had been created on the 1951 including a new landed at outer . Deal Castle stopped being house and garden Deal on her way to marry used as a captain’s residence. for the captain. Henry VIII.

1972 1540 A new captain was appointed after a gap of almost 20 years. Deal Castle was finished DEAL CASTLE THROUGH DEAL THE CASTLE AGES Today, the captain is always the and Thomas Wingfield Commandant General of the was made the first captain. Royal Marines.

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DEAL CASTLE TIMELINE