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Is King Henry V's Massive Medieval Shipyard Buried Under This Field? | Time Team

Looking for evidence of a 15th-century dock, the team are in Smallhythe. The dock was once next to the mile-wide River Rother but its location is now an overgrown field, ten miles from the sea. And early excavations reveal nothing more recent than wood from a prehistoric forest. Medieval ship expert Ian Friel explains that the dockyard used to have high naval significance, and was visited by Henry V.

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  • Originally Aired April 5, 2023
  • Runtime 50 minutes
  • Created March 14, 2024 by
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  • Modified March 16, 2024 by
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