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Rochester Castle
The Keep
Rochester
Kent ME1 1FW
Tel/Fax: 01634 402276

For opening times and admission prices please contact Rochester Castle directly.

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English Heritage
www.english-heritage.org.uk
Provides information on visiting Rochester Castle.

Castles of Britain
www.castles-of-britain.com
A general website dedicated to the study and promotion of British castles with lists of British castles and general information about life in a castle, illustrations and links.

History of the Monarchy
www.royal.gov.uk
Potted history of King John.

The British Library
www.bl.uk/collections/treasures/magna.html
Read about Magna Carta, see an original copy, and read a translation.

Books

Rochester Castle by Reginald Allen Brown (English Heritage, 1969) £1.75
The most informative guidebook on the castle by the eminent historian and castles expert. Detailed history, tour of the castle and black-and-white photographs.

English Castles by Reginald Allen Brown (David and Charles, 1976) £23.23
The best general book on castles, with good references on Rochester and the siege of 1215.

King John by Wilfred Lewis Warren (University of California, 1978) £17.20
Highly readable if slightly old-fashioned biography of the notorious king.

England Under the Norman and Angevin Kings, 1075-1225 by Robert Bartlett (Oxford University Press, 2000) £28
A vivid and comprehensive account of the politics, religion, and culture of England in the two centuries after the Norman Conquest.

England and Its Rulers, 1066-1272 by Michael T Clanchy (Blackwell, 1998) £16.99
An excellent detailed book, with chapters on the reign of King John and Magna Carta.

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