Dartmouth information

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Dartmouth is an old port town in the southern English county of Devon. It lies on the west bank of the mouth of the River Dart and is now mostly visited by sailors. In the history of Dartmouth's strategic importance as a port for large sailing ships is the main factor. From here the ships sailed to the Crusades of 1147 and 1190 in the lake. In addition, Dartmouth had since the time of Edward III. Base of the Royal Navy. After the city was sacked twice übberrascht the Hundred Years War and, from 1481 Dartmouth Castle was built to control the entrance to the estuary. From the castle across a chain could be stretched over the water to the Kingswear Castle on the other side. Henry Hudson was arrested on his return from America in Dartmouth because he was sailing under foreign flags. The Pilgrims broke up the trip on their way from Southampton to America in the Bayard's Cove in Dartmouth. On 20 August 1620 put them on the voyage with the Mayflower and the Speedwell. 300 miles west of Land's End, they had to acknowledge that the Speedwell was not seaworthy, the ship then sailed back to Plymouth. The Mayflower was placed at the crossing to the landing on Cape Cod entirely on their own. The city has a number of historic buildings. The most striking is the so-called 1640 finished with a Butterwalk overcollar floor, which is based on a number of high-timbered granite columns. Charles II held court here, when he had to seek protection from a 1671 storm. The room where he was staying, is now part of the Dartmouth Museum. (...)

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