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Caernarfon Castle f80
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Drawing of the enclosure of Caernarfon Castle in
Gwnedd in Wales. This view is of the lower ward of the castle from
the upper ward. The large polygonal tower with three turrets is the
Eagle Tower, which was the first tower to be completed in the
complex. Caernarfon Castle was situated on the Menai Strait between
Anglesey and north Wales. Edward I commissioned the building of a
castle at Caernarfon in 1283. He had earlier seized the town,
expelling all the Welsh inhabitants, in order to establish there
his seat of government in Wales. The castle was constructed under
celebrated castle mason James of St George at fast speed because of
the constant danger of attack, but was never finished. Severe
damage was done to the castle in a Welsh revolt in 1294-5. Although
not as brilliant defensively as Harlech and Beaumaris Castles, it
was a very sophisticated fortress and a potent symbol of Edwards's
royal power in Wales.
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Title: Caernarfon Castle f80
Description:
Drawing of the enclosure of Caernarfon Castle in
Gwnedd in Wales.
This view is of the lower ward of the castle from
the upper ward.
The large polygonal tower with three turrets is the
Eagle Tower, which was the first tower to be completed in the
complex.
Caernarfon Castle was situated on the Menai Strait between
Anglesey and north Wales.
Edward I commissioned the building of a
castle at Caernarfon in 1283.
He had earlier seized the town,
expelling all the Welsh inhabitants, in order to establish there
his seat of government in Wales.
The castle was constructed under
celebrated castle mason James of St George at fast speed because of
the constant danger of attack, but was never finished.
Severe
damage was done to the castle in a Welsh revolt in 1294-5.
Although
not as brilliant defensively as Harlech and Beaumaris Castles, it
was a very sophisticated fortress and a potent symbol of Edwards's
royal power in Wales.
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