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Historic Sites Attractions In Plymouth

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Plymouth is a city situated on the south coast of Devon, England, approximately 37 miles south-west of Exeter and 190 miles west-south-west of London. Enclosing the city are the mouths of the river Plym and river Tamar, which are naturally incorporated into Plymouth Sound to form a boundary with Cornwall. Plymouth's early history extends to the Bronze Age, when a first settlement emerged at Mount Batten. This settlement continued as a trading post for the Roman Empire, until it was surpassed by the more prosperous village of Sutton founded in the ninth century, now called Plymouth. In 1620, the Pilgrim Fathers departed Plymouth for the New World and es...
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  • 2. Royal Citadel Plymouth
    The Royal Citadel in Plymouth, Devon, England, was built in the late 1660s to the design of Sir Bernard de Gomme. It is at the eastern end of Plymouth Hoe overlooking Plymouth Sound, and encompasses the site of the earlier fort that had been built in the time of Sir Francis Drake.
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  • 3. Crownhill Fort Plymouth
    Crownhill is an area of northern Plymouth, in the county of Devon, England.
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  • 4. Elizabethan House Plymouth
    The Elizabethan era is the epoch in the Tudor period of the history of England during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I . Historians often depict it as the golden age in English history. The symbol of Britannia was first used in 1572, and often thereafter, to mark the Elizabethan age as a renaissance that inspired national pride through classical ideals, international expansion, and naval triumph over the Spanish – at the time, a rival kingdom much hated by the people of the land. In terms of the entire century, the historian John Guy argues that England was economically healthier, more expansive, and more optimistic under the Tudors than at any time in a thousand years.This golden age represented the apogee of the English Renaissance and saw the flowering of poetry, music and literature. T...
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