Hurst Castle
The evolution of a Tudor fortress 1790–1945
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10999279 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jonathan Coad (corresponding author), J G COAD |
| Year | 1985 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 63-104 |
| Publication date | 1985-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Post-Medieval Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0079-4236 • E-ISSN: 1745-8137 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1179/pma.1985.005 |
| OpenAlex | W2064749893 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Hurst Castle, which guards the western entrance to the Solent, was built by Henry VIII as one of his chain of coastal fortresses. It was garrisoned for most of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, but its Tudor fabric remained largely unaltered and in increasing disrepair. This article describes successive modernizations from 1790 to the 1939–45 war and some of the reasoning behind them
Ancient history · Fortress (chess · Archaeological Research and Protection · History · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology · Scottish History and National Identity
| Citations per year | 0.1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2016 - 2016 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |