Rochester Castle stands on the east bank of the River Medway in Rochester, Kent, South East England. The 12th-century keep or stone tower, which is the castle's most prominent feature, is one of the best preserved in England or France. Located along the River Medway and Watling Street, Rochester was a strategically important royal castle. The first castle at Rochester was founded in the aftermath of the Norman Conquest. During the Rebellion of 1088, the castle first saw military action; the city and castle were besieged after Bishop Odo made Rochester a headquarters for the rebellion. After the garrison capitulated, this first castle was abandoned. It saw further action during the First Barons' War (1215–1217), the Second Barons' War (1264–1267), and the Peasants' Revolt (1381). The castle was opened to the public in the 1870s as a park. At various points during the 19th and 20th centuries repairs were carried out. The castle is protected as a Grade I listed building and Scheduled Monument. Today the ruins are in the guardianship of English Heritage and open to the public.
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678:
Saint Agatho (pictured), who later convened the Third Council of Constantinople to condemn monothelitism as heretical, began his reign as Pope. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Agatho
1571:
Elizabeth I of England issued a royal charter establishing Jesus College, the first Protestant college at the University of Oxford. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus_College,_Oxford
1899:
A. E. J. Collins scored 628 runs not out, the highest-ever recorded score in cricket. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._E._J._Collins
1986:
In Nicaragua v. United States, the International Court of Justice ruled that the United States had violated international law by supporting the Contras in their rebellion against the Nicaraguan government https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicaragua_v._United_States
1989:
The International Labour Organization Convention 169, a major binding international convention concerning indigenous peoples, and a forerunner of the 2007 Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, was adopted. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigenous_and_Tribal_Peoples_Convention,_1989
2008:
President of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe was overwhelmingly re- elected after his opponent Morgan Tsvangirai withdrew a week earlier, citing violence against his party's supporters. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zimbabwean_presidential_election,_2008
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philander: To make love to women; to play the male flirt. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/philander
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God loved the birds and invented trees. Man loved the birds and invented cages. --Jacques Deval https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Jacques_Deval