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Pendennis and St Mawes Castles were both constructed in the middle of the 16th century to form the Cornish end of a chain of coastal castles built by Henry VIII to defend the country from invasion by France and Spain. Over the following 400 years Pendennis was frequently adapted to provide new coastal defences, up to and including the Second World War.

Although St Mawes was constructed as quite a showplace, with decorative carvings on quality stone, Pendennis began as a simple round tower and gate enclosed by a curtain wall. A new defensive wall was built around the original fort in 1598 and the castle was further strengthened prior to the English Civil War. The future Charles II and his mother, Queen Henrietta Maria, stayed here in 1646, before sailing to the Isles of Scilly. It withstood five months of siege, before becoming next to the last mainland Royalist garrison to surrender.

Throughout the site, there is evidence of the fascinating history of Pendennis. The Noonday Gun is fired each day during the summer season and the Guardhouse has been renovated to reflect its First World War appearance. There are underground tunnels, which are open to visitors, a Second World War battery, and the original Tudor keep with a recreated gun deck.

The great siege of Pendennis Castle began when Parliamentary forces attacked the fortress from land and sea in 1646. The Roundheads cut lines of communication using trenches and gun positions, and set up headquarters at Arwenack House in Falmouth. Pendennis Garrison was under the command of 80 year old Sir John Arundel, assisted by Sir Henry Killigrew MP, and held out for six months. The defenders were reduced to eating their horses and dogs meat before final surrendering to the Parliamentary army of Sir Thomas Fairfax.