Conwy Castle

Conwy Castle is a medieval fortification in Conwy, on the north coast of Wales. It was constructed by using Edward I, at some stage in his conquest of Wales, among 1283 and 1289. Constructed as part of a much broader project to create the walled city of Conwy, the blended defences fee around £15,000, a large sum for the period. Over the following couple of centuries, the fortress played an essential element in numerous wars. It withstood the siege of Madog ap Llywelyn within the winter of 1294–95, acted as a temporary haven for Richard II in 1399 and became held for several months by way of forces loyal to Owain Glyndwr in 1401.
Following the outbreak of the English Civil War in 1642, the citadel become held by means of forces loyal to Charles I, preserving out till 1646 when it surrendered to the Parliamentary armies. In the aftermath the fort was in part slighted by Parliament to prevent it being utilized in any further riot, and become subsequently completely ruined in 1665 whilst its last iron and lead turned into stripped and offered off. Conwy Castle became an attractive destination for painters in the past due 18th and early nineteenth centuries. Visitor numbers grew and preliminary healing paintings became carried out in the 2^nd half of the nineteenth century. In the 21st century the ruined castle is controlled via Cadw as a traveler enchantment.