Hastings Castle

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Hastings Castle is located in the city of Hastings in the English administrative division of East Sussex .

Immediately after landing in England in 1066, William the Conqueror ordered the building of three fortresses, Pevensey Castle in September 1066, Hastings Castle before the Battle of Hastings and Dover Castle a few days after the battle. Hastings Castle was originally built as a moth by the sea. In 1070 William the Conqueror ordered that the castle and the Marienkapelle should be rebuilt in stone.

The construction of Hastings Castle depicted on the Bayeux Tapestry

The Count of Eu held the castle for most of the time of Norman rule , but Johann Ohneland ordered its demolition so it would not fall into the hands of Dauphin Ludwig . In 1220, Henry III fortified the castle again.

In 1287, heavy storms pounded England's south coast for months, and eventually the soft sandstone cliffs gave way to the elements. Large parts of the cliffs, and with them parts of the castle, fell into the sea.

In 1339 and 1377 the city of Hastings was attacked by the French and many houses were burned down. During the following century, no attention was paid to erosion and more and more parts of the castle were gradually lost to the sea. In the mid-16th century, Hastings Castle took another blow. Henry VIII ordered that all Catholic monasteries be destroyed, and so the property was left to decay for many years. The Pelham family then bought the property and farmed there until the castle ruins were so overgrown that no one remembered them.

The ruins of the castle were further destroyed during World War II because Hastings was targeted by bombing raids. In 1951 the Hastings Corporation bought the property and converted the ruined castle into a tourist attraction.

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Coordinates: 50 ° 51 '22.7 "  N , 0 ° 35' 14.3"  W.