The History of the Castle, Town, and Port of Dover
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| Author | Samuel Percy Hammond Statham |
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| Language | English |
| Published | 1899 |
| Publication place | City of London, England |
The History of the Castle, Town, and Port of Dover is a nearly complete work of the history of Dover, Kent, England from 54 BCE to 1899 by Queen's College scholar Samuel Statham.
Contents
Statham discusses every Warden of the Cinque Ports and Constable of Dover Castle from Odo de Bayeux to Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, of which includes an additional 26 individuals who may have or may have not held the position or one of similar standing. Covering a period from the Norman invasion of England in 1066 until 1895.[1] The text also includes a semi-complete list of the mayors of the town from 1258 to 1899. The text was dedicated to William Crundall, the then present Mayor of Dover during his ninth term in office.[2] The text was published by the Longmans, Green & Co. publishing company in the City of London in 1899.
The title page references William Shakespeare's 1608 play, King Lear Act 4, Scene 1 that states "Dost thou know Dover?"[3] In addition to a translated portion of a 13th century Latin poem known as The Song of Lewes, likely written by a cleric associated with the House of Montfort.[4]
Samuel Statham | |
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| Born | 12 November 1825 |
| Died | 25 September 1902 |
References
- ^ "Statham, Samuel Percy Hammond". Regesta Imperii. Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur, Mainz. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
- ^ "Previous Mayors of Dover". Dover Town Council. Dover Town Council. Retrieved January 15, 2025.
- ^ William Shakespeare (1608). "King Lear - Act 4, scene 1". Folger Shakespeare Library. Folger Shakespeare Library. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
- ^ Thomas Wright (1839). "The political songs of England, from the reign of John to that of Edward II". Internet Archive. London : Printed for the Camden society, by J. B. Nichols and son. p. 72. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
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