Sujet
Dover Castle siege, 1216, (c1990-2010)
Légende
Dover Castle siege, 1216, (c1990-2010). Reconstruction drawing of a French siege tower and earth works. Commanding the shortest sea crossing between England and the Continent, Dover Castle was a vital strategic and communication lynch-pin in the empire of the Angevin kings of England. in 1216, The castle successfully resisted a major siege directed personally by Prince Louis of France during his near-successful invasion of England. He had some success breaching the walls, but was unable ultimately to take the castle.
Date
1990
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Historic England Archive
Notre référence
HRM19B35_231
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50,0Mo (2,4Mo) / 39,9cm x 31,4cm / 4718 x 3703 (300dpi)