Within a year, the Normans were building a castle at Chepstow and had begun their piecemeal conquest of Wales, a process which took well over 200 years. The conquest started with a series of ...

The Norman invasion coincided with a revival in the European economy and an improvement in the climate. The population in Wales grew and boroughs were established. In the March, the boroughs were ...

The Wales of 1066 was enfeebled as a result of ... After William died in 1087, invasion gathered pace. Morgannwg - or at least its lowlands - fell to Robert Fitzhammon. Rhys ap Tewdwr was killed.

In 1064 Harold became shipwrecked in Ponthieu, Normandy. Norman sources say he journeyed there to offer the English throne to William, Duke of Normandy. It is more likely that Harold traveled to ...

This castle is the second biggest castle in the UK and the largest castle in Wales! The castle was built in 1268 under orders ...