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A historic stronghold located in Gwynedd, northwest Wales, is called Caernarfon Castle. The first stronghold of the site was a motte-and-bailey castle constructed in the late 11th century. William the Conqueror focused on Wales after conquering England with the Norman Conquest. Nominally ruling all of northern Wales was the Norman Robert of Rhuddlan, according to the Domesday Survey of 1086. In 1088, the Welsh killed him. By constructing three castles—one at Aberlleiniog on Anglesey, one at Caernarfon, and one at an unidentified location in Meirionnydd—his cousin, the Earl of Chester, reestablished Norman dominance over north Wales. The early castle had a motte and bailey that was protected by earthworks and a timber wall. It was situated on a peninsula that was bordered by the River Seiont and the Menai Strait. In 1283, King Edward I of England started construction on the existing stone building. Large-scale defenses were constructed around the castle and town that Edward founded because they served as administrative hub of North Wales. The walls of the castle are evocative of the Walls of Constantinople, and there was a purposeful nod to Roman past of Caernarfon —the Roman fort of Segontium is located nearby. Caernarfon was surrounded by town walls constructed during the castle-construction. Between £20,000 and £25,000 were spent on the project from the beginning until its completion in 1330. The exterior of the castle gives the impression that it is largely finished, although many of the internal buildings have been abandoned or destroyed. During the uprising of Madog ap Llywelyn against the English in 1294, the town and castle were besieged and taken prisoner; however, they were retaken the following year. Attempts to besiege the castle during the Glyndŵr Rising in 1410–1415 were unsuccessful. Castles were regarded as less significant once the Tudor dynasty took the English crown in 1485, easing tensions between the Welsh and English. Caernarfon Castle thus suffered from a condition of neglect. Caernarfon Castle was besieged three times by Parliamentarian forces and held by Royalists during the English Civil War, despite its decaying state. The castle was never utilized in combat again after this. Up until the nineteenth century, when the state paid for renovations, the castle was abandoned. The Prince of Wales was invested in 1911 and again in 1969 at the castle. The historic environment service of the Welsh Government, Cadw, is in charge of overseeing the castle. #Castles #History #Architecture

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