The Story of Rhuddlan Castle

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Discover when, why and where Rhuddlan Castle was built and explore what remains today.
The second castle to be started in Wales by the English King, Edward (Iongshanks) is at Rhuddlan.
Perhaps not as grand as Edward's other castles of Conwy, Caernarfon, Beaumaris or Harlech, this castle was perhaps the most important.
It is where the Statute of Rhuddlan was signed and the Welsh Princes ceded their lands to the English crown.
Have A Grand Tour with me as we discover the story and what remains today.
Chapters
00:00 Brief history of Edward's campaign
02:46 Brief history of Rhuddlan
05:13 New castle location
07:05 Construction of the castle and the town
11:45 Defeat of the Welsh
15:47 Later action seen at Rhuddlan Castle
16:40 What remains today?
19:00 How to visit
20:50 Outro
If you'd like to follow in our footsteps by visiting Rhuddlan Castle, some useful information is on our website at www.haveagrandtour.co.uk/rhud...

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5 авг 2024

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@Walks-with-Dave 11 месяцев назад

Very interesting and very informative… such a lot of history in the area that you have covered. Thank you so much for a fascinating video. Looking forward to seeing more. ❤

@GTexplores 11 месяцев назад

Thankyou very much! There's much more to come. As my channels grow, I plan to cover some places further away including places in Britain and Europe. For example, a village with a yew tree under which Caesar slept whilst he was on his way to Britain and a small city with some amazingly intact Roman remains which is not in Italy.

@Walks-with-Dave 10 месяцев назад

@@GTexplores All sounds very intriguing, looking forward to seeing them 👍🏻❤️

@MassiveChetBakerFan 11 месяцев назад

Great information and footage, thank you!

@GTexplores 11 месяцев назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@lookwhatsup546 8 месяцев назад

My 19th great grandmother was born at Rhuddlan Castle. Elizabeth of Rhuddlan August 7 1284. She was the youngest daughter of King Edward the 1st. and Queen Eleanor of Castile.

@GTexplores 8 месяцев назад

Awesome!

@ksks6619 5 месяцев назад

interesting! That's good you know your own ancestors story! How does history flow in your veins and does it make you particularly attached to certain part of Britain today or not necessarily? I mean do you feel your life has to be somewhere around or doesn't it matter and you live as any modern person of the C21 driven by all the same concerns regardless of your own ancestry?

@nicholasjones7312 18 дней назад

The strategic position of Rhuddlan was previously acknowledged by the earlier motte and Bailey castle close to this castle

@ksks6619 5 месяцев назад

Dear Sir, Many thanks for doing this video. I am wondering though if Edward I of England actually betraying the Welsh had also tried to bring all these people (staff) working at Rhuddlan castle to his cause as he had protected the town where they lived. Of course one may say that protecting the town meant a first barrier before attacking the castle + to protect its people Edward ensured his castle kept running even under threat. However do you believe that one can argue that to keep the castle 'staff' happy, they would be faithful to him and to England? Perhaps to sustain this argument, it takes to understand whether that 'staff' was originally welsh or were they people from Chester or elsewhere in England? I would not believe that at that time, in the thirteenth century, people would leave their village in England wherever it was just to go live in a remote castle, but I don't know?

@GTexplores 3 месяца назад

I know what you are saying and it makes my brain hurt when I try to work it all out!