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A door found in the tower of an English castle has been found with more than 50 etchings on it, thought to be carried out between 1789 and 1855.
The wooden door from Dover Castle with historic graffiti. The door was found in a tower at the castle. English Heritage. And it wasn't until historian Paul Pattison climbed a ladder and examined ...
A hidden door scribed with centuries-old soldiers’ graffiti has been discovered at a world-famous Kent castle. Historians found the Georgian piece at Dover Castle decorated with the initials of ...
More than 50 pieces of graffiti were carved into the door, including three notable dates: 1789, the year the French Revolution began; 1798, when Dover Castle was undergoing a rebuilding; and 1855 ...
This was not surprising, given that hanging took place at Dover Castle and “did serve as morbid entertainment,” per the statement from English Heritage. The door was found on the upper floor ...
Macabre depictions of hangings carved by soldiers guarding England's biggest medieval castle at a time of looming war with France went on display Monday. The graffiti-covered door -- part of a new ...
More than 50 pieces of graffiti were carved into the door, including three notable dates: 1789, the year the French Revolution began; 1798, when Dover Castle was undergoing a rebuilding; and 1855 ...
More than 50 etchings from soldiers have been discovered on an English castle door in an “astonishing discovery,” including graffiti of what could depict the French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte ...
By Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — More than 50 etchings from soldiers have been discovered on an English castle door in an “astonishing discovery,” ...