A fact from Upnor Castle appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 9 October 2015 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that Upnor Castle(pictured) in Kent only saw action once, in 1667, but failed to prevent one of the worst defeats ever suffered by the Royal Navy?
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Upnor Castle features in Neal Stephenson's novel 'Quicksilver'. Action takes place in 1667 and later 1688 during the Glorious Revolution. Dipping leaf (talk) 19:32, 4 April 2016 (UTC)Reply