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Europe, British Isles, North-West Wales aka Gwynedd, Carnarfonshire, Conwy Castle [Map]
In 1294 William Beauchamp 9th Earl Warwick (age 57) raised the siege of Conwy Castle [Map].
In Dec 1294 Madog ap Llywelyn besieged King England in Conwy Castle [Map] for three months.
On 12 Aug 1399 King Richard II of England (age 32) negotiated with Henry Percy 1st Earl of Northumberland (age 57) at Conwy Castle [Map].
Archaeologia Volume 20 Section 1. 12 Aug 1399. Jean Creton Chronicler. Henry Percy 1st Earl of Northumberland (age 57) swearing an oath in the Chapel of Conwy Castle [Map] with King Richard II of England (age 32), in black and red, looking on..
Archaeologia Volume 20 Section 1. 12 Aug 1399. Jean Creton Chronicler. King Richard II of England (age 32), standing in black and red, meeting with Henry Percy 1st Earl of Northumberland (age 57) at Conwy Castle [Map].
On 01 Apr 1401 Rhys ap Tudor took at Conwy Castle [Map].
On 01 Apr 1401 Gwilym ap Tudor Tudor took at Conwy Castle [Map].
Around Dec 1644 John Owen (age 44) was appointed Governor of Conwy Castle.
The River Conwy rises on the on the Migneint moor where a number of small streams flow into Llyn Conwy [Map] from where it flows more or less north through Betws-y-Coed [Map], under Llanrwst Bridge, Clywd [Map] past Conwy Castle [Map] where it joins the Irish Sea.
The Welsh Castles and Towns of Edward I comprise a number of castles, some with associated planned towns, commissioned as a means of containing the Welsh. They included, from east to west, Flint Castle [Map], Rhuddlan, Conwy Castle [Map], Beaumaris Castle [Map], Caernarfon Castle [Map], Harlech Castle [Map] and Aberystwyth Castle [Map]. Those not on the coast include Chirk Castle [Map], Denbigh Castle and Town Walls and Builth Castle [Map]. Arguably, Holt Castle [Map] and Criccieth Castle [Map] should be included.
