History of Wales (page 4/6)

Plate 18. Llanthony Abbey (Wallpaper Edition)

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Plate 20. St. Dogmael’s Priory

St. Dogmael’s Prioty was founded by the Tironensians, a French order of monks similar to the Benedictines. [more...]

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Llantisilio Church

Llantisilio Church, Vale of Llangollen, Denbighshire
Drawn by H. Gastineau; Engraved by H. Adlard. [more...]

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Plate 40. Caerphilli Castle, Glamorganshire

[unknown artist] [more...]

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Plate 41. Cardiff Castle

The castle dates from 1090 or so; Robert son of William I was imprisoned there for 26 years. Cardiff is now capital of Wales; in 1904 it had a population of 164,333. [more...]

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42.—Denbigh Castle, Denbighshire

The book does not discuss Denbigh Castle at all as far as I can tell. The castle was started in the 1280s by Edward I; like so many castles in Britain it was demolished as part of the English Civil War, in this case after a four-month [...] [more...]

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