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Conwy CastleConwy Castle dominates the town of Conwy in Caernarfonshire. It was built by King Edward I in his campaign to subdue the Kingdom of Gwynedd. It is a stout mediæval castle whose walls tower over the town of Conwy in Caernarfonshire, and dominates the west bank of the mouth of the River Conwy. The castle has played an important part in several wars. It withstood the siege of Madog ap Llywelyn in the winter of 1294–95, acted as a temporary haven for Richard II in 1399 and was seized and held for several months by forces loyal to Owain Glyndŵr in 1401. After the outbreak of the Civil War in 1642, the castle was held by forces loyal to King Charles I, holding out until 1646 when it surrendered to the Parliamentary armies. Restoration began in the second half of the 19th century. (Read more) |
