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Chewy
26-03-2009, 05:34 AM
Denbigh Castle was built following the 13th century conquest of Wales by King Edward I of England.
It stands on a rocky promontory above the small town of Denbigh.

The site of the castle was probably occupied from the early Christian period, with the possibility that a native Welsh fortress was built on the site and was being used as a royal centre immediately before the building of the current stone castle.
The current stone castle was begun by Henry de Lacy, 3rd Earl of Lincoln, to whom King Edward had granted the territory, shortly after the defeat of the last native Welsh prince, Dafydd ap Gruffudd, in 1282.
It was besieged and captured by the Welsh during the revolt of Madog ap Llywelyn in 1294; during the siege, a relieving force under de Lacy was defeated in a nearby battle.

During the English Civil War, Denbigh Castle was a stronghold of the Royalist cause, and King Charles I of England stayed there briefly in September 1645, when his forces in other parts of the country were suffering defeat after defeat.





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skin
26-03-2009, 06:54 AM
Denbigh Castle more recently witness a naked man running around scaring the castle warden half to death....:laugh
Nice pics mate.

boxfrenzy
26-03-2009, 11:35 AM
That's great mate. I like a good castle. The last picture is really nice.

Chewy
26-03-2009, 01:11 PM
Thanks Guys :)

i missed that Skinster :D

i like a good castle too Mr Box :D

we did this after doing the hospital..
be rude not too with it being a stones throw away..


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boxfrenzy
26-03-2009, 01:15 PM
Good work. After all, manners are everything.

Chewy
26-03-2009, 01:19 PM
Indeedy :)

i got dragged around lots of Welsh castles on our family camping holidays.
i was "can we go now, i want to go back to the campsite and go fishing" :coffee

KingElvis
26-03-2009, 05:22 PM
Yeah some nice shots there and I don't even want to know about the "nude" shots :-) :-)

Chewy
27-03-2009, 05:05 AM
Taa both :)

it's worth a look after a day at the hospital..
you can enjoy it just as much fully clothed :D

BB
27-03-2009, 12:29 PM
Nice shots there :thumb

It is a nice place to go, great veiws :)

BA
27-03-2009, 02:24 PM
Was really nice when me and BB went last year. Saw the thread title and was scrolling down carefully in case there were any untame pics :lol:

hayabusa
27-03-2009, 05:33 PM
great pics as usual mate