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=== Early History === | === Early History === | ||
[[image:scout.stone.750pix.jpg|thumb|The monument commemorating the [[Brownsea Island Scout camp|first Scout camp]]]] | [[image:scout.stone.750pix.jpg|thumb|The monument commemorating the [[Brownsea Island Scout camp|first Scout camp]]]] | ||
Brownsea Island's story is first recorded in the 7th century, when a [[hermit]] living on the island lit beacons to guide boats into the harbour. In 1015 [[King Canute]] landed on the island before attempted invasions at nearby | Brownsea Island's story is first recorded in the 7th century, when a [[hermit]] living on the island lit beacons to guide boats into the harbour. In 1015 [[King Canute]] landed on the island before attempted invasions at nearby Wareham and [[Hamworthy]] (Poole). | ||
The island was fortified by Henry VIII, and the [[castle]] he built became a parliamentary stronghold in the [[English civil war]]. After electricity was installed at the end of the 19th century the castle caught fire and was only partially rebuilt. | The island was fortified by Henry VIII, and the [[castle]] he built became a parliamentary stronghold in the [[English civil war]]. After electricity was installed at the end of the 19th century the castle caught fire and was only partially rebuilt. | ||