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The Device Forts are a series of artillery fortification s built in England by Henry VIII. After his divorce of Catherine of Aragon left England politically isolated, a treaty between France and Spain in 1538 aroused fears of invasion. Although the threat was short-lived, it simulated the largest defence programme since Saxon times. Henry took a personal interest in the military engineering techniques of the time, and approved and amended the designs himself.

Some 30 works were started in 1539, but the key ones are forts at Camber Castle,

Walmer Castle, Deal Castle, Sandgate Castle, Sandown Castle in South East Kent, Southsea Castle, Hurst Castle, Calshot Castle, Sandown Castle, Yarmouth Castle around the SolentThe Solent is a stretch of sea separating the Isle of Wight from the mainland of Great Britain. It is a great centre for yachting and is renowned as one of the most expensive waters to cross by ferry in the world. It is sheltered by the Isle of Wight, and, and Portland CastlePortland Castle is one of the Device Forts built in 1539 by Henry VIII on the Isle of Portland to guard the superb natural Portland anchorage. The castle is now owned by English Heritage. Dorset English Heritage Castles in England., Pendennis Castle , and St Mawes Castle in the South West. All survive except Sandown (both of them), generally in the form of a central round tower surrounded by a variety of concentric elements. Short and squat, with normally 3 tiers of long-distance offensive armament and a couple of tiers of defensive armament. The bays had wide splays for easy traverse of the guns, walls were thick and curved to deflect shot, and the medieval portcullisesA portcullis is a grille or gate made of wood, metal or a combination of the two. Portcullises fortified the entrances to many medieval castles, acting as a last line of defence during time of attack or siege. Each portcullis was mounted in vertical groov, murderholes and drawbridgesA drawbridge is a type of movable bridge typically associated with the entrance of a castle, but the term is also used to describe modern bascule bridges. The most common type of drawbridge consists of a wooden platform with one fixed side (normally with were perpetuated. Castles in EnglandCastles in England is a link page for any castle in England. See: List of castles, List of historic houses, List of museums, List of abbeys and priories, Castles in Scotland, Castles in Wales, Castles in Northern Ireland, UK topics, British military histo

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Device FortsThe Device Forts are a series of artillery fortifications built in England by Henry VIII. After his divorce of Catherine of Aragon left England politically isolated, a treaty between France and Spain in 1538 aroused fears of invasion. Although the threat

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