Deal Castle

As I mentioned yesterday, here are the photos from Deal Castle, which we visited on Sunday. Enjoy!

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Walmer Castle, Walmer, Kent

On Sunday we visited Walmer Castle & Gardens & as usual, here are some photos for you:

Tomorrow, I'll post some of Deal Castle, which we also visited on Sunday...

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Upnor Castle, Medway

Here are a few pics from my visit to Upnor Castle today. Hope you like them!

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Chess Games

Photograph Details: Nikon D7000 Focal length 18mm ISO-250 exp: 1/125 f5.6

Taken at Down House, the Home of Darwin. Down House has a fantastic garden and a lovely walk through a small wood. It has all sorts of things to keep kids busy, like this chess board and a balance game where you have to see how many animals can fit onto a balanced hill without them all falling off with a clatter. Needless to say when I was there, no kids got to play that day! Definately worth a good day out to visit, plus if you fly its just around the corner from Biggin Hill airfield - happy days!

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The History of Dover Castle

Photograph Details: Nikon D7000 Focal length 18mm ISO-200 exp: 1/400 f10

Originally the site may have been fortified with earthworks in the Iron Age or earlier, before the Romans invaded in AD43. This is suggested on the basis of the unusual pattern of the earthworks which does not seem to be a perfect fit for the medieval castle, excavations have provided evidence of Iron Age occupation within the locality of the castle, but it is not certain whether this is associated with the hillfort. There have also been excavations on the mound which the church and Roman Pharos are situated on and has been discovered to be a Bronze Age mound.

The site also contained one of Dover's two 80-foot (24 m) Roman lighthouses (or Pharoses), one of which still survives, whilst the remains of the other is located on the opposing Western Heights, across the city of Dover. On the site is a classic montrol (campsite) where the Normans landed after their victorious conquest.

The Evolution of Charles Darwin

Down House - The Home of Charles Darwin

Photograph Details: Nikon D7000 Focal length 24mm ISO-320 exp: 1/500 f11

Charles Darwin (12/02/1809 - 19/04/1882) is known throughout the world as the man who figured out evolution. He published his most famous work "On The Origin Of Species" in 1859. He got his inspiration from his global sea journey of 4 years onboard HMS Beagle which set sail on 27th December 183 and returned to England on 2nd October 1836.

Darwin stated that natural selection is instrumental in the creation of new species. Natural Selection is essentially survival of the fittest, stating that the weaker of a species will loose out to the stronger as a result of being able to fight for food and survival. In 1871 Darwin updated his ideas and included sexual selection.
This addendum was included to explain the presence of features in animals which could be seen to hinder survival and he used the idea of peacock's tail feathers.

Osborne House

Osborne House is a former royal residence in East Cowes, Isle of Wight, UK. The house was built between 1845 and 1851 for Queen Victoria and Prince Albert as a summer home and rural retreat. Prince Albert designed the house himself in the style of an Italian Renaissance palazzo. The builder was Thomas Cubitt, the London architect and builder whose company built the main façade of Buckingham Palace for the royal couple in 1847. An earlier smaller house on the site was demolished to make way for a new and far larger house.
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