Chepstow boasts the oldest castle doors in Europe ... Lord Rhys and while Edward I destroyed the power of the Welsh princes the castle survived and by 1425 was once more controlled by a powerful ...

Llantilio Crossenny church dates back to 6th century when a local chieftain Iddon asked St Teilo for help in a battle against ...

Pembroke Castle, famed as the birthplace of Henry VII ... In 1455, at the age of 25, Edmund married the 12-year-old Lady Margaret Beaufort, a descendant of King Edward III through the illegitimate ...

These Welsh castles were built for royalty ... One of the first Norman castles built in Wales, it is the oldest surviving post-Roman stone fortification in Britain. Set on a limestone cliff ...

Founded by the Normans in the 12th century, Tenby Castle has been the site of numerous sieges and battles throughout history, from being captured by Welsh forces in 1153, 1187, and 1260 ...

Surviving gates from the Middle Ages are extremely rare. The gates at Hay Castle can easily be overlooked as they are in a long-closed gateway at the rear. The castle was rebuilt as a house in the ...

In 1402 Owain's old enemy, Grey of Ruthin, fell into Glyndŵr's hands, as did the sole adult male of the Mortimer family. In 1404 Owain captured the castles ... fluent in Welsh, the establishment ...