Conwy+Castle

History

Llewellyn the Great (1173-1240) founded an abbey at Conwy and he was later buried there. However the town of Conwy was founded by the english King Edward I. After subduing Wales, Edward decided to build a chain of castles in Wales to hold down the Welsh. In 1283 he visited Conwy and decided to build a castle and a new town there. Edward moved the monks to Maenan to make way for his new town but he kept the Abey Church.

An architect called James of St. George was employed to build Conwy Castle and the town walls. It took 4 years to build it from 1283 to 1287 and it took 15000 men to build it. Conwy Castle was protected by 8 towers.

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