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Portsmouth - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (2622 words) |
 | The sheltered Portsmouth Harbour lies to the west of the island and the large tidal bay of Langstone Harbour is to the east. |
| During the thirteenth century Portsmouth was commonly used by King Henry III and Edward I as a base for attacks against France. |
| Portsmouth's regeneration is being continued in the city centre with the demolition of the Tricorn Centre, a long abandoned shopping mall and car park, described as a "concrete monstrosity". |
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| Charles II married Catherine of Braganza in Portsmouth, and George Meredith and Walter Besant were born there. |
| Portsmouth is a city of about 186,000 located in the county of Hampshire on the southern coast of England. |
| Most of Portsmouth's tourist attractions are related to its naval history, among these are the D-Day museum (which holds the Overlord embroidery), HMS Victory which has been restored in the Dockyard, the remains of the Mary Rose raised from the sea-bed in recent years and HMS Warrior. |
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