Louis was paid 10,000 marks to pledge never to invade England again, although he unsuccessfully tried to take Dover Castle a second time, in May 1217. The Frenchman died in 1226, also of dysentery.

English Heritage is recruiting a conservation architect for a £7.5 million revamp of Grade I-listed Dover Castle The team selected for the estimated £200,000 contract will carry out a major programme ...

‘This project will be phase 1 of a masterplan for the site and will be accompanied by developments to improve the car parking and catering offer at the Castle. The Dover Master Plan is a strategy ...