Timeline
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1274 |
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Edward crowned
king |
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Edward
I is crowned king of England, two years after the
death of his father, Henry
III, who dies while Edward is away on a Crusade. |
1277 |
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Edward
invades Wales |
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Edward
I invades Wales and builds new castles at Rhuddlan,
Flint, Aberystwyth and Builth. |
1282-3 |
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Edward
crushes Welsh rebellion |
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Edward crushes
the Welsh
rebellion and conquers Wales. |
1283 |
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Building
of Caernarfon Castle begins |
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Construction
begins on Conwy, Harlech and Caernarfon castles. At
Conwy and Harlech, new towns are also laid out. |
1294 |
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Caernarfon
Castle burnt down |
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The Welsh
attack and burn Caernarfon, tearing down the walls of
the castle and the town. |
1307 |
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Edward
dies |
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Edward I
dies while en route to Scotland. |
1330 |
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Building
work at Caernarfon stops |
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Following
the death of Edward I in 1307, building work at Caernarfon
Castle slows down and gradually stops altogether. |
1403-4 |
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Caernarfon
siege resisted |
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Castle resists
sieges by Owain
Glyndwr |
1538 |
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Caernarfon
allowed to fall into disrepair |
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An inquiry
reports that the castle is 'much ruinous and far in
decay for lack of timely reparations'. |
1642-8 |
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Caernarfon
garrisoned |
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Caernarfon
is garrisoned for the king during the Civil
War and besieged three times. |
1660 |
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Caernarfon
ordered destroyed |
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The castle
is ordered destroyed, but despite the best wishes of
central government and the best efforts of local citizens,
the building resists demolition. Some damage was inflicted
on its interior buildings. |
1987 |
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Caernarfon
declared World Heritage Site |
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Caernarfon
is declared a World Heritage Site. Today it remains
crown property, and is managed by CADW: Welsh Historic
Monuments. |
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