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Beaumaris Castle
1282Medieval
The story
History of Beaumaris Castle
Beaumaris Castle ( bew-MAR-is; Welsh: Castell Biwmares, Welsh pronunciation: [kastɛɬ bɪuˈmaːrɛs]), in Beaumaris, Anglesey, Wales, was built as part of Edward I's campaign to conquer north Wales after 1282.
United Kingdom · Anglesey
- Built
- 1282
- Era
- Medieval
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- Anglesey
- UNESCO
- —
- Coordinates
- 53.265, -4.090
In depth
The fuller history
Beaumaris Castle was taken by Welsh forces in 1403 during the rebellion of Owain Glyndŵr, but recaptured by royal forces in 1405.
In March 1592, the Welsh Roman Catholic priest and martyr William Davies was imprisoned in the castle, and was eventually hanged, drawn and quartered there on 27 July 1593.
Key dates
- 703Colonel John Jones became the castle governor and a garrison was installed inside, at a cost of £1,703 a year.
- 1284Plans were probably first made to construct the castle in 1284, but this was delayed due to lack of funds and work only began in 1295 following the Madog ap Llywelyn uprising.
- 1306In 1306 Edward became concerned about a possible Scottish invasion of North Wales, but the unfinished castle had already fallen into a poor state of repair.
- 1403Beaumaris Castle was taken by Welsh forces in 1403 during the rebellion of Owain Glyndŵr, but recaptured by royal forces in 1405.
- 1646By 1646, however, Parliament had defeated the royal armies and the castle was surrendered by Colonel Richard Bulkeley in June.
- 1925In 1925 Sir Richard Williams-Bulkeley, 12th Baronet retained the freehold and placed the castle into the care of the Commissioners of Works, who then carried out a large scale restoration programme, stripping back the…
Historical summary drawn from Wikipedia. Read the full article.
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