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Caernarfon
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Visiting information
Caernarfon Castle
Caernarfon
Gwynedd LL58 2HY
Tel: 01286 677617
For opening times and admission prices please contact Caenarfon Castle directly.
Websites
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CADW: Welsh Historic Monuments
http://www.cadw.wales.gov.uk/cadw/sites/site018.html
CADW is responsible for a number of castles including Caernarfon. The website
contains further information, including details about historical events at some
of their castles and educational programmes.
The Castles of Wales
http://www.castlewales.com/home.html
An excellent website, with detailed and accurate information on Welsh castles,
including location maps, historical essays and a great selection of photos.
History of the Monarchy
http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/page61.asp
A good biography of Edward I, the builder of Caernarfon Castle.
A Brief History of Wales
http://www.britannia.com/wales/whist.html
A brief history of Wales comprising 19 chapters and covering the whole sweep of
Welsh history, part of the Britannia Internet Magazine.
Data Wales
http://www.data-wales.co.uk/index.htm
A website with information about Welsh history, culture and where to stay when
visiting.
Books
CADW Guidebook: Caernarfon Castle by Arnold Taylor (CADW: Welsh Historic
Monuments, 2001) £2.95
Excellent official guidebook, with plenty of context and illustration.
Edward I by Michael Prestwich (Yale University Press, 1997) £16.95
Monumental and sympathetic biography of Edward I.
The Age of Conquest: Wales 1063-1415 by Robert Rees Davies (Oxford Paperbacks,
1991) £9.99
Authoritative account of medieval Wales, and a much darker view of Edward I.
The Welsh Castles of Edward I by Arnold Taylor (Hambledon, 1986) £6.95
Written by the man who rediscovered the career of Master James of St George.
Masons and Sculptors by Nicola Coldstream (British Museum, 1991) £6.39
Accessible account of how medieval builders really worked.
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