Harlech Castle is a medieval fortress on a rocky crag in Gwynedd, on the coast of northwest Wales, built by King Edward I of England as part of his conquest of Wales. It was designed by his master mason James of Saint George and is one of the so-called iron ring of castles that held the country. Its compact concentric design, with a strong gatehouse and walls, was strong enough to defend it from repeated attacks. It was besieged by Owain Glyndwr's forces in the early fifteenth century, and again during the Wars of the Roses, when a Lancastrian garrison held out for years, a siege that inspired the song Men of Harlech. UNESCO inscribed the castle among the castles of King Edward in Gwynedd.
Before and after
- from 30 March 1282 to 12 December 1816Kingdom of Naples
- 30 March 1282Sicilian Vespers
- from 1283 to 1410Lithuanian Crusade
- 1283Origins of Caernarfon Castle
- 1283Origins of Harlech Castle
- 8 July 1283Battle of Malta
- from 27 August 1283 to 1 February 1286Aragonese Crusade
- 1287Birth of William of Ockham
- 1287Construction of Uppsala Cathedral
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The era
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