St Michael's Mount, The Castle 1908
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The original building on the mount was a priory founded by Edward the Confessor in 1044. When Richard I was away fighting in the Third Crusade, the Mount was seized for John by Henry de Pomeroy, though it was subsequently retaken by Richard, who stationed a permanent garrison here. The monks were finally expelled in 1425, and St Michael's became a fortress. It was involved in several rebellions against the Crown; the last was the Cornish uprising against Edward IV.
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