Sea battles went the way of the Welsh-Breton-French alliance during 1403 and 1404, then in 1405 a large French force landed at Milford Haven. Despite some military success in Wales, the Franco-Welsh ...
Also known as Macsen Wledig, the historical figure Magnus Macsenus or Magnus Maximus became the basis for a number of Welsh ...
The castle's beginnings can be traced to 1093 when Arnulf de Montgomery, an Anglo-Norman noble, erected a modest motte-and-bailey during the Norman conquest of Wales. Fast forward about a century ...
The King, who already had castles at Cardigan, Carmarthen and Montgomery ... allegiance to him was widespread throughout the rest of Wales.
In 1200, the March of Wales consisted, to use the old county ... allowed Llywelyn to capture royal castles, Carmarthen and Cardigan among them. In 1216, Llywelyn presided over a meeting of Welsh ...
Margam Castle is part of Margam Country Park, a gorgeous 1,000-acre South Wales estate in the Neath Port Talbot region, also known as the 'Dramatic heart of Wales'. The castle, built between 1830 ...