Rye Castle
Rye Castle , also Ypres Tower , is a castle in Rye in the English administrative division of East Sussex . It was built in 1249 at the behest of King Henry III. built as a bulwark against frequent French raids . At that time the south coast of England was under constant threat from the French who were at war with England.
Rye was one of the Cinque Ports and received royal privileges in exchange for her support for the king in the fight against the French attackers. Rye's support was to build Rye Castle.
Rye Castle Museum
Ypres Tower is one of the two parts of the Rye Castle Museum . English Heritage has listed it as a historical building of the first degree. The exhibition in the castle features medieval pottery of the area, an embroidery showing many aspects of life in Rye and its history, medieval artifacts, activities and city maps.
The other, larger part of the Rye Castle Museum is housed in the bottling plant of a former brewery. Opened in 1999, the exhibition features local history, including fire fighting equipment, the changes in trade due to the retreat of the sea, naval history and shipbuilding, old toys and games, photos, city seals and archaeological artifacts.
Individual evidence
- ^ Ypres Tower and Part of Rye Town Wall . Historic England. English Heritage. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
- ^ East Street Site . Rye Castle Museum. Via wayback machine. ( Memento of January 30, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Retrieved August 23, 2016.
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Coordinates: 50 ° 56 '59.3 " N , 0 ° 44' 8.1" E