Portchester Castle by Fred255
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Description
Portchester Castles commanding location has made it a major factor in the Solents defences for hundreds of years.
The most impressive and best preserved of the Roman Saxon Shore forts, Portchester was originally built in the late 3rd century. It is the only Roman stronghold in northern Europe whose walls still mainly stand to their full height. Subsequently housing a Saxon settlement, the huge waterside fortress became a Norman castle in the 12th century, when a formidable tower-keep was built in one corner.
Portchester was in the front line throughout the Hundred Years War, serving as a stagingpost for expeditions to France and repelling cross-Channel raids. Richard II transformed part of the castle into a palace in 1396 and Henry V used it as a departure point for the Agincourt campaign in 1415. Thereafter it saw little action, but was used to house troops in the Civil War, and prisoners of war during the Dutch and Napoleonic Wars.
For more information visit http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/server/show/nav.00100100101300700300c
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Comments (13)
Chipka
This is a fantastic image...great POV that takes in the whole mass of this structure. The colors and textures are great! In short, this is a great work of photographic work.
virtuallyhistorical
Like the contrast. I think it would work well in B & W too.
JaneEden
Very interesting intro and I love the POV of this excellent shot, and although I like the colour it would be interesting to see in b/w too. Bravo - hugs Jane xx
ontar1
Beautiful view, excellent capture!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
toddaking
Excellent picture, great stone walls and tower. Todd
CavalierLady
Wonderful! The architecture is very impressive, considering how old it is and the skill required to build such a massive structure. One can almost hearing the clanging of armor and swords as the troops trained. Thanks for sharing these!
babuci
Like a dark and bright contrast, kinda half half on the compo.
iaacf
Like the other one.. very interseting info...and beautiful capture.
artaddict2
These places are amazing aren't they? and you've captured this very well. Nice positioning. Thanks for sharing and I always appreciate a good write-up with the historical shots. Excellent !
carrotsoup
I love the education you get on this site. Wonderful work you do
sirgugu
Nice walls
rainbows
A wonderful capture, I want to bide a while on that bench and drink in the atmosphere of this ancient place. So glad you got to visit. Happy night. Hugs. DiDi. xx
JeffG7BRJ
Excellent capture of this ancient monument David, and a great narrative to accompany it. Fantastic work. Bravo!!!!!