Fowey is steeped in nautical history and no more so than the infamous Fowey Gallants.
During the 100 years war between 1337 and 1453, this small town found favour at court for its support at the siege of Calais and Battle of Agincourt.
Several men from the town were privately financed and given permission to attack and seize ships in the Channel
& Western approaches.
This was a magnet for piracy and attracted several seamen to the area including the well known Dutch pirate Hankyn Seelander.
Seelander and his motley crew were asked by the then government at the time to protect Cornwall from pirates!
So powerful and wealthy did the port become that the 'Gallants' of Fowey viewed themselves as above the law of the land and an embarrassment to Edward IV who decided to employ seamen from Dartmouth to bring back law & order and break Fowey,s infallible defensive chain.
The rest they say is history!
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During the 100 years war between 1337 and 1453, this small town found favour at court for its support at the siege of Calais and Battle of Agincourt.
Several men from the town were privately financed and given permission to attack and seize ships in the Channel
& Western approaches.
This was a magnet for piracy and attracted several seamen to the area including the well known Dutch pirate Hankyn Seelander.
Seelander and his motley crew were asked by the then government at the time to protect Cornwall from pirates!
So powerful and wealthy did the port become that the 'Gallants' of Fowey viewed themselves as above the law of the land and an embarrassment to Edward IV who decided to employ seamen from Dartmouth to bring back law & order and break Fowey,s infallible defensive chain.
The rest they say is history!
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