Robert de Ayberville (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Robert de Auberville was appointed to the position of Keeper of the coast, then the name given to the office of Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports in the year 1228. He was responsible for the general security of the ports between Sandwich and Portsmouth. The Confederation of Cinque Ports (pronounced "sink" ports, never as the French cinq) is a historic series of coastal towns in Kent and Sussex. It was originally formed for military and trade purposes, but is now entirely ceremonial. It lies at the eastern end of the English Channel, where the crossing to the continent is narrowest.