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After 1282, quest of Edward I to capture north Wales included the construction of Beaumaris Castle in Beaumaris, Anglesey, Wales. The castle was likely originally planned to be built in 1284, but financial constraints caused this to be postponed, and construction did not start until 1295, after the Madog ap Llywelyn rebellion. Under leadership of James of St George, a sizable workforce was used in the early years. However, finance for the project was quickly diverted by invasion of Scotland by Edward, and work ceased until a scare of an invasion in 1306. By the time construction eventually stopped in 1330, £15,000 had been spent, which was a significant amount for the time, but the castle was still unfinished. During the Owain Glyndŵr rebellion in 1403, Welsh forces captured Beaumaris Castle, which was retaken by royal forces in 1405. William Davies, a Welsh Roman Catholic priest and martyr, was hanged, drawn, and quartered in the castle on July 27, 1593, after been imprisoned there in March of that year. Charles I loyalists occupied the castle after the English Civil War broke out in 1642, and they held it until 1646, when the Parliamentary army captured it. The castle was garrisoned by Parliament and survived slighting despite being involved in a nearby royalist insurrection in 1648. However, it fell into disrepair after 1660 and was eventually used as a stately home and park in the 19th century. An inner ward with two gigantic, D-shaped gatehouses and six enormous towers overlooks the stronghold, which is constructed of native stone and has a moated outer ward guarded by twelve towers and two gatehouses. The inner ward was intended to include a variety of residential structures and lodgings that could accommodate two large households. The castle could be directly supplied by sea because ships could reach the south gate. Although Beaumaris Castle was never finished, it most likely would have looked a lot like Harlech Castle. Though design of Beaumaris is more regular, both castles include walls inside walls and a concentric layout. With 75,000 visitors in the 2007–08 fiscal year, Beaumaris Castle is a popular tourist destination run by Cadw, agency for historic monuments of the Welsh Assembly Government. #History #Architecture #Castles

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