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Armada Beacon

Armada Beacon

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Armada Beacon

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Location: Whipsnade, Central Bedfordshire, East Of England, England, United Kingdom

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Edvard

May 8, 2018

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During Elizabethan times the country was on a state of alert, this time from the Spanish. Overshadowed by fear of invasion, fire beacons were placed along the coast as an early warning system. This network of beacon spread from Cornwall to London, and were lit at the first glance of attack. Lookouts at the next beacon saw the light, and in turn lit theirs until the message was reached.

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