The Cinque Ports

CORONATION PRIVILEGES

By Kenneth Clarke

Although the origins of the Cinque Ports are unknown, their individual beginnings preceded the Norman Conquest, for the Domesday Book records that during the reign of Edward the Confessor the burgesses of Dover, Sandwich and Romney were liable to supply to ‘the King, once in the year. Continue reading The Cinque Ports

Cards of the Cinque Ports

Cigarette Cards from the Frank Palmer Collection

Cinque Ports Flag

A silk from the Kensitas British Empire Series showing the flag of the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports. Continue reading Cards of the Cinque Ports