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Did you know that the first known dry dock in history was built at Portsmouth? It was constructed in 1495 during the reign of Henry VII . The port’s links with royalty go back far further, however: it was Richard I who in 1194 granted Portsmouth its charter – he also had a dockyard built there.

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Famous Portsmouth people:

Charles Dickens
Christopher Hitchens
Edward Miall
George Balfour
George Meredith
Howard Brenton
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Jim Callaghan
John Pounds
Olivia Manning
Reginald Revans
Roger Black
Walter Besant

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Brit Quote:
When a true genius appears, you can know him by this sign: that all the dunces are in a confederacy against him. - Jonathan Swift
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On this day:
Tolpuddle Martyrs Sentenced - 1834, Argentine Forces land on South Georgia - 1982
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