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- W2076832336 abstract "Abstract In the late 1540s the Isles of Scilly became strategically important, and a series of fortifications were created on Tresco and St Mary's between 1548 and 1552. Most were inspired by the smaller blockhouses constructed along the Thames and around the coast of the mainland during Henry VIII's reign. Only Harry's Walls on St Mary's was more ambitious, reflecting the latest continental defences; but by 1552 work had ceased, leaving the incomplete structure overlooking the harbour in St Mary's. It was said to be in the wrong location, and its site too small; in reality the government had simply run out money. In the early 1590s the threat of the Spanish to the islands led to a renewed programme of fortification. On top of the Garrison overlooking Hugh Town, St Mary's, Star Castle was built by the architect Robert Adams in 1593–4. As its name suggests, this fortification was an eight-pointed star-shape, elegant from the air, impressive on paper, but not entirely practical on the ground. Therefore by 1..." @default.
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- W2076832336 date "2010-11-01" @default.
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- W2076832336 title "The Tudor Defences of Scilly" @default.
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