XJF465129 Saltwood Castle, Kent, engraved by William Woolnoth, c.1830 (engraving) by Gastineau, Henry (1791-1876); Private Collection; (add.info.: The existence of Saltwood Castle near Hythe, Kent can be traced back to the year 488 when Aesc the son of Hengist and King of Kent built a castle on the site; The castle that stands today is a Norman structure and it is thought that it was in Saltwood Castle that four knights plotted to kill Thomas Becket; During World War II Nazi leader Hermann Georing ordered the Luftwaffe not to bomb Hythe as he had designated Saltwood as his post-invasion home;); English, out of copyright.