Harlech

Harlech Castle crowns a rocky height above the coast of northwestern Wales. Built for Edward I after the conquest of Gwynedd, it was supplied by a steep route from the sea. Its walls later sheltered a very different court, as Welsh forces turned the king's fortress against English rule. Owain Glyndŵr captured Harlech in 1404 and made it a residence for his family and government. He held a parliament there in 1405, asserting his authority as Prince of Wales. English forces under the future Henry V recovered the castle in 1409. It endured another famous siege in 1468 during the Wars of the Roses.