It is hard to believe when looking at pretty Alnwick today, that it was a fiercely contested and fought over… Read more Alnwick Castle and the Wars of the Roses

It is hard to believe when looking at pretty Alnwick today, that it was a fiercely contested and fought over… Read more Alnwick Castle and the Wars of the Roses
By 1283 Edward I of England had succeeded in conquering Wales, with the native Welsh dynasty of the house of… Read more The Rhys ap Maredudd Rebellion and the Siege of Dryslwyn Castle in 1287