Walmer Castle against Charles' brother, King James II, the townsfolk of Deal seized Walmer Castle on behalf of William III, the Prince of Orange. By the end of the century, however, the castle was increasingly regarded as out of date from a military perspective. In the 18th century, Walmer Castle became the official residence of the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports. The Lord Warden was originally a medieval title linked to five key ports along the coast of England; the position's prominence had faded, but it still retained important judicial and military functions. When Lionel Sackville, the Duke of Dorset, was
Andrew de Guldeford a number of the Manx men with them back to Ireland, where they were imprisoned. De Guldeford later served as Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports. Piracy is a charge often levelled against the Cinque Ports during the 14th century. It is not certain that de Guldeford was at the time of the incident in any way associated with the Cinque Ports. Andrew de Guldeford Andrew de Guldeford was Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports at some time between 1364 and 1376, probably from 1371 to 1372. On 28 August 1343, King Edward III ruled on an action involving de