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.
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Norman Conquest runs through this selection from the Rye’s Own archive, linking individual reports and recollections into a broader picture of local life. The trail includes “The Cinque Ports” and “Cards of the Cinque Ports”, offering several ways into the subject rather than a single potted account.
Cards of the Cinque Ports
Cigarette Cards from the Frank Palmer Collection A silk from the Kensitas British Empire Series showing the flag of the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports.