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The finest fortresses on the south coast.
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The finest fortresses on the south coast.
Rye was fishing village near the sea, but the tides are now further back and the English Channel is a few miles from the town. It also became French before being reunited with the English Crown l 42 years later
Rye's streets are full of history, from the Norman Conquest to the wild time of England's pirates and smugglers.
With its cobbled streets and timbered houses, Rye, in East Sussex, is widely recognised as a town full of charm.
They’ve been portrayed as toothless, wooden-legged cut-throats. But a new exhibition in Cornwall shows there were queer pirates, female pirates, pirates of colour – and they all got a vote (and an equal share of the grog)