Built in the 16th and 17th centuries, Elizabeth Castle (Lé Châté Lîzabé) is about half a mile off the coast of St. Helier and was made when the existing fortress at Mont Orgueil was no longer capable of defending the Island and the port of St. Helier was vulnerable to attack by ships armed with cannons. The castle was named after Queen Elizabeth I as she was the reigning monarch at the time of the construction. It has been to many monarch including King Charles II when he was fleeing the English Civil War.

Archival photos of the castle in 1922:

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