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walled town remained otherwise deserted, with only three irregular rows of cottages, holding a total of 163 inhabitants; these dwellings attracted complaint from the writer Samuel Lewis, who argued that they "materially diminished the interest excited by the ruins". The western tower of the Burgess Gate was then being used as a private house, as had the eastern tower until a few years before.
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Royalist reinforcements likely, Salesbury's position appeared hopeless but he held on, arguing that he had given assurances to the King that he would not surrender the castle. Finally, Charles I sent Salebsury a message, personally ordering him to give up Denbigh; after negotiations, Salesbury agreed to surrender on good terms on 26 October.
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new settlement; the inhabitants began to spread out beyond the walls onto the flatter ground further down the hill, spurred on by the limited space and poor water supply in the inner town. This was unusual compared to the experience of other walled towns established in Wales at the time and within fifty years the external
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Plan of the castle; A - Red Tower; B - Prison Tower; C - Porter's Lodge Tower; D - Bishop's Tower; E - Badnes Tower; F - Great Hall; G - Great Kitchen Tower; H - Tower-next-Treasure-House; I - pigeon house; J - Green Chambers; K - White Chamber and Pitcher House towers; L - Treasure House Tower; M -
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In the middle of the 19th century, the town created a "Castle Committee" to maintain the ruins; the Crown leased the committee control of the castle and in 1879 lent them £300 to fund repairs to the ruins. The Crown reclaimed control of the Burgess Gate from its occupants and carried out conservation
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for his guns along the eastern site of Denbigh. The Goblin Tower along the town walls, which contained the garrison's main well, was bombarded with artillery and Mytton placed more guns on nearby Galch Hill to attack the south-western side of the walls. With only one artillery piece of his own and no
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To the east of the gatehouse is the site of the Queen's Chapel, since destroyed and the castle well, which is over 50 feet (15 m) deep. The hexagonal, three-storey Great Kitchen Tower and the White Chamber Tower, which was slighted after the English Civil War, flank the foundations of the Great
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ordered it to be slighted, with various parts of the walls and towers being demolished. The site deteriorated further over the years and the old walled town remained almost deserted. In the middle of the 19th century, the town created a committee to manage the ruins and carried out restoration work.
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of defensive terraces and cross-walls stretches around the south and eastern sides of the castle and originally prevented the undermining of the mural towers and thinnest stretches of the curtain wall. This side of the castle was protected by the Treasure House Tower, which held the Treasure House;
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was established around 1769. Castle House, a large private dwelling, was also constructed there in either the second quarter or the middle of the century, using stone taken from the castle ruins and Leicester's church. In the middle of the 19th century, the historian John Williams observed that the
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in 1285, each of which promised to provide an armed man to help protect the settlement. The townsfolk were English, many from Henry's estates in northern England and were reinforced by further English colonists who acquired large areas of rural land around the region. From the earliest days of the
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and yellow sandstone, with the stonework forming a chequered design; this was a common decorative approach at the time and would have symbolised local civic pride. Although the top courses have been lost, the gatehouse might originally have stood up to 60 feet (18 m) tall. The section of the
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The town walls stretch for around 1,100 metres (3,600 ft) from the north edge of the castle to its southeastern tip and mostly remain intact. The walls were built in the 13th century and originally protected by four mural towers, positioned in a disorderly pattern; the two gatehouses and the
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Jasper returned to Denbigh in 1468 and although he could not take the castle, he burnt the interior of the walled town. The attack spurred an exodus from the walled town to the newer suburbs. By the end of 16th century the inner area had been largely abandoned, coming to form part of the external
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The walled circuit recommences in the north-east corner of the town, where the walls survive up to 15 feet (4.6 m) high, further protected by the two-storey tall North-Eastern Tower. On the eastern side of the walls, the original defences had been set back from the edge of a rocky
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The Great Gatehouse is formed by a triangle of octagonal towers around a central octagonal hall, protected by a barbican. The gatehouse was built using decorative bands of masonry in different colours, intended to symbolise Edward I's royal authority and displayed a statue, probably of
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At the southern end of the castle, the Postern Tower, originally three storeys high, links the castle to one end of the town walls. The adjacent Upper Gate and the Postern Gate formed a rear entrance to the castle, protected by another barbican, drawbridges and a steep passageway.
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base to prevent undermining. The walls between the Exchequer and Burgess Gate at the north-west corner of the circuit are intact. The Burgess Gate has two circular towers protecting a vaulted passage way, again with a distinctive glacis base. The gatehouse is built from white
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in charge of Denbigh, until Percy defected to the rebels in 1403. Despite being isolated, Denbigh remained in royal hands through to the end of the rebellion in 1407. Edmund continued to hold the castle until he died, childless, in 1425, when ownership passed to
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During his rule, Dudley also built a large Anglican parish church in the walled town, possibly intending it to become a cathedral and carried out some minor repairs to the castle but little other work was completed before his death in 1588.
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The walled circuit continues south, meeting the Bastion Tower in the south-east corner. The Bastion Tower was originally three storeys tall and was decorated with chequered sandstone and limestone in a similar fashion to the Burgess Gate.
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demolished parts of the curtain walls and two towers over the course of six weeks. The site fell further into ruin over the remainder of the century, with its stone being reused to build houses in the town. When granted briefly in 1696 to
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of defensive terraces and walls. The castle connects to the town walls, which remain largely intact and stretch for around 1,100 metres (3,600 ft) around the old town. The town walls were once protected by four towers and two
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with a huge army; after a month long siege, Dinbych fell to his forces in October 1282. The King created a new lordship to govern the district around Dinbych, which he renamed Denbigh and granted these lands to
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used in its construction, which linked to the other end of the town wall circuit. Stables, a blacksmith's workshop and storehouses once ran along the inside of the south-western corner of the castle.
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Plan of castle and town walls; A - Burgess Gate; B - North-Eastern Tower; C - Lord Leicester's Church; D - Countess Tower; Exchequer Gate; F - St Hilary's Chapel; G - Goblin Tower; H - castle
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forces; the walled town was attacked and burnt. In the aftermath, the old town was largely abandoned by its inhabitants, the walled area becoming an extension of the castle's defences.
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Only the foundations of the Exchequer Gate on the western side of the walls remain but the gatehouse would originally have been protected by two circular towers, with a rectangular
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Hall. Further south is the Pitcher House Tower, probably used for storing water during the summer months and the Green Chambers, so called because of the colour of their
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stonework. The chambers have basements specially designed for the storage of meat and wine and the upper storeys originally contained exceptionally fine accommodation.
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After Gwyn's execution on 15 October 1584, his head and one of his quarters were spiked upon Denbigh Castle. The other three quarters were similarly displayed at
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Mytton returned the next year with additional equipment and placed the castle and the walled town under a close siege in April 1646, erecting earthwork
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During Dudley's tenure, Denbigh Castle was used as a place of imprisonment for those considered traitors by the officials of the Crown, including many
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reacquired the lordship in 1355 and carried out repairs over the next fifty years to the castle's stonework and timber. In 1400,
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Much of the castle had fallen into decline by 1530 but six years later the castle became the centre for administrating the new
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Denbigh Castle is dominated by a triangle of three octagonal towers that forms its main entrance, considered by the historian
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the Tower-next-Treasure House; the Bishop's Tower, containing a sally port and the octagonal Red Tower, named after the
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The castle passed between various owners in the first half of the 14th century, before coming under the control of the
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assumed responsibility for the fortifications in 1914, with the site ultimately passing into the control of the Welsh
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to relieve the forces under siege there. Before this, Vaughan was attacked and defeated by a force commanded by Sir
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for hunting. The work had not been completed by 1294, when the Welsh temporarily seized the castle during the
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After Salesbury departed, Parliament installed a small garrison in the castle, under the command of Colonel
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were built first, in order to protect the construction teams and by 1285, Henry gave the new town its first
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considers the fortification to be "one of the outstanding architectural creations of the Welsh conquest".
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in 1457 but the fortification remained in the hands of the Yorkists. After the Lancastrian victory at the
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Minutes of Evidence Given Before the Royal Commission on Ancient Monuments in Wales and Monmouthshire
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work, before then leasing the gatehouse to the committee in 1908. In 1914, the central government's
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forces in October 1646. The castle was seized by pro-Royalist soldiers in 1659, after which General
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In the 21st century, Denbigh Castle and the town walls are maintained by the Welsh heritage agency
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and there was an abortive Royalist attempt in 1648 to break into the castle to rescue the inmates.
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The Concise Encyclopedia of the Revolutions and Wars of England, Scotland, and Ireland, 1639-1660
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took over responsibility for the site and during the late 1950s, its successor organisation, the
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encircling an inner area approximately 350 by 260 feet (107 by 79 m) across. The historian
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The town walls enclosed an area approximately 9.5 acres (3.8 ha) in size and held 63
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to be "the most architecturally sophisticated gatehouse of the thirteenth century". Eight
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a few weeks later, the rebels surrendered and the government retook the castle. General
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Ancient and Modern Denbigh: A Descriptive History of the Castle, Borough and Liberties
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Castle House is also known as by its Welsh name of Plas Castell in the 21st century.
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The building work on Denbigh Castle had not been completed by September 1294, when
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Denbigh Castle was constructed within what was originally the Welsh patrimony of
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Denbigh Castle is located on a naturally defensible, rocky outcrop above the
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Lives of the English Martyrs: Second Series; The Martyrs Declared Venerable
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Lives of the English Martyrs: Second Series; The Martyrs Declared Venerable
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Royal Commission on Ancient Monuments in Wales and Monmouthshire (1912).
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was trying to reduce the costs of maintaining the dilapidated property.
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and a Lancastrian supporter, was declared the constable of the castle by
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Medieval Town Walls: An Archaeology and Social History of Urban Defence
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Royal Commission on Ancient Monuments in Wales and Monmouthshire 1912
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The Lives and Times of Forty Martyrs of England and Wales 1535–1680
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defences along the eastern salient were added in the 14th century.
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A depiction of the castle and town walls around 1750, showing the
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led an uprising of Royalist and Presbyterian leaders against the
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together with all the 284 canonized and beatified martyrs of the
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Castles in Context: Power, Symbolism and Landscape, 1066 to 1500
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Canonizzazione di quaranta martiri dell'Inghilterra e del Galles
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Hemp, Wilfred James; Radford, Courtenay Arthur Ralegh (1965) .
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In 1282, Dafydd and Llywelyn rebelled against the King. Edward
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The following month, a Royalist army under the command of Sir
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against the Crown and raided the town of Denbigh. Since
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walls to the east of the Burgess Gate has been lost.
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ceremony in Rome for St. Richard Gwyn, as one of the
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(1970). 2136:, British Listed Buildings 1932:, British Listed Buildings 1910:, British Listed Buildings 969:scheduled ancient monument 881:High Sheriff of Flintshire 813:broke out in August 1642, 767:of the Six Welsh Martyrs: 749:Catholic Church in England 546:Henry de Lacy's daughter, 420:In 1277, the Welsh prince 375: 323:, Denbigh was held by the 312:, Denbigh was attacked by 3071: 3050: 3014: 2983: 2972: 2923: 2743:Liddiard, Robert (2005). 2646:Evans, Howell T. (1915). 2631:. Talybont, UK: Y Lolfa. 2570:Butler, L. A. S. (2007). 2032:Welsh Government (2015), 983: 751:commemorates Gwyn with a 327:until it was captured by 206: 196: 192: 166: 158: 153: 145: 135: 130: 93: 62: 50: 37: 28: 23: 2551:Brown, R. Allen (1989). 1958:, British History Online 1956:"Denbigh - Denbighshire" 1114:List of castles in Wales 848:, intending to march to 844:, close to the ruins of 763:commemorates him on the 761:Catholic Church in Wales 643:Battle of Ludford Bridge 516:a Welsh revolt broke out 355:protect the rest of its 295:Madog ap Llywelyn revolt 262:[ˌkastɛɬˈdɪnbɨχ] 175:Madog ap Llywelyn revolt 3189:Castles in Denbighshire 3083:Architecture portal 2855:Williams, John (1856). 2627:Davis, Paul R. (2007). 2491:Hemp & Radford 1965 2345:Hemp & Radford 1965 2257:Hemp & Radford 1965 2213:Hemp & Radford 1965 2170:Hemp & Radford 1965 1624:Malcolm Pullan (2008). 892:Commonwealth government 811:First English Civil War 359:, further protected by 321:First English Civil War 2836:Walker, David (1990). 2684:Goodall, John (2011). 2612:. Stroud, UK: Tempus. 1070: 994: 936: 902:then ordered it to be 806: 543: 475:Edward continued into 394: 257: 3194:Castle ruins in Wales 2593:. Cardiff, UK: Cadw. 1068: 991: 930: 923:18th – 21st centuries 801: 533: 526:14th – 16th centuries 405:farming lands on the 388: 2553:Castles from the Air 2047:for visitor numbers. 1795:, pp. 240–242; 1348:, pp. 28, 217; 3224:Edward I of England 3095:Monarchy portal 1895:, pp. 259, 295 935:ruins of the castle 873:political prisoners 757:English Reformation 732:On 25 October 1970 468:. With the help of 457:invaded North Wales 111: /  2534:Anonymous (1908). 2343:, pp. 34–35; 2211:, pp. 26–27; 1952:, pp. 37–38; 1689:, pp. 18–19; 1559:, pp. 314–315 1555:, pp. 16–17; 1519:, pp. 140–141 1364:, pp. 9, 26; 1344:, pp. 9, 26; 1328:, pp. 12–13; 1308:, pp. 9, 26; 1071: 995: 937: 807: 736:presided over the 564:Earl of Winchester 544: 470:James of St George 422:Dafydd ap Gruffudd 395: 289:and surrounded by 115:53.1806°N 3.4207°W 3115: 3114: 2847:978-0-521-31153-3 2828:978-1-84217-380-0 2809:978-0-212-98384-1 2773:978-0-8108-5100-9 2754:978-0-9545575-2-2 2735:978-0-436-19274-6 2699:978-0-30011-058-6 2676:978-1-84217-380-0 2638:978-0-86243-970-5 2619:978-0-7524-1445-4 2600:978-1-85760-281-4 2581:978-1-85760-238-8 2562:978-0-521-32932-3 1637:978-1-84748-258-7 958:Ministry of Works 869:George Twistleton 823:William Salesbury 689:Earl of Leicester 687:, later made the 619:Wars of the Roses 556:Earl of Lancaster 520:Madog ap Llywelyn 344:heritage agency. 310:Wars of the Roses 210: 209: 187:English Civil War 183:Wars of the Roses 3236: 3156: 3155: 3154: 3144: 3143: 3142: 3132: 3131: 3130: 3123: 3107:Wales portal 3105: 3104: 3103: 3093: 3092: 3081: 3080: 3006:Hope (Caergwrle) 2978: 2918:castles in Wales 2909: 2902: 2895: 2886: 2885: 2868: 2851: 2832: 2813: 2794: 2777: 2758: 2739: 2720: 2703: 2691: 2680: 2661: 2642: 2623: 2604: 2585: 2566: 2547: 2521: 2515: 2506: 2500: 2494: 2484: 2475: 2465: 2459: 2453: 2447: 2441: 2435: 2425: 2419: 2409: 2403: 2397: 2388: 2378: 2372: 2366: 2360: 2354: 2348: 2338: 2332: 2326: 2320: 2319:, pp. 32–33 2314: 2308: 2302: 2296: 2295:, pp. 29–30 2290: 2284: 2278: 2272: 2271:, pp. 28–29 2266: 2260: 2250: 2244: 2234: 2228: 2227:, pp. 27–28 2222: 2216: 2206: 2200: 2199:, pp. 26–27 2194: 2185: 2179: 2173: 2167: 2161: 2151: 2145: 2144: 2143: 2141: 2134:"Denbigh Castle" 2129: 2128: 2126: 2106: 2100: 2099: 2097: 2095: 2075: 2069: 2068: 2067: 2065: 2054: 2048: 2046: 2045: 2043: 2038: 2029: 2023: 2017: 2011: 2001: 1995: 1985: 1979: 1973: 1967: 1966: 1965: 1963: 1947: 1941: 1940: 1939: 1937: 1925: 1919: 1918: 1917: 1915: 1902: 1896: 1890: 1884: 1878: 1872: 1866: 1860: 1850: 1844: 1837:Manganiello 2004 1834: 1828: 1821:Manganiello 2004 1818: 1812: 1809:Manganiello 2004 1806: 1800: 1790: 1784: 1774: 1768: 1765:Manganiello 2004 1758: 1752: 1746: 1733: 1732:, pp. 19–20 1727: 1721: 1718:Manganiello 2004 1715: 1706: 1700: 1694: 1684: 1678: 1672: 1666: 1660: 1654: 1648: 1642: 1641: 1621: 1615: 1608: 1602: 1595: 1589: 1583: 1572: 1566: 1560: 1550: 1544: 1543:, pp. 16–17 1538: 1532: 1526: 1520: 1506: 1500: 1486: 1480: 1470: 1464: 1458: 1449: 1443: 1424: 1423:, pp. 13–14 1418: 1412: 1406: 1400: 1394: 1385: 1375: 1369: 1359: 1353: 1339: 1333: 1323: 1317: 1303: 1297: 1287: 1278: 1272: 1266: 1260: 1254: 1248: 1242: 1232: 1226: 1216: 1210: 1204: 1198: 1193:, pp. 7–8; 1184: 1175: 1169: 1158: 1157:, pp. 4, 74 1153:, pp. 3–5; 1148: 1142: 1141:, pp. 7, 10 1132: 917:Earl of Portland 913:William Bentinck 635:Earl of Pembroke 509:villa mercatoria 264: 248: 243: 242: 239: 238: 235: 232: 229: 226: 223: 131:Site information 126: 125: 123: 122: 121: 120:53.1806; -3.4207 116: 112: 109: 108: 107: 104: 78: 77: 71: 55: 46: 21: 20: 3244: 3243: 3239: 3238: 3237: 3235: 3234: 3233: 3164: 3163: 3162: 3152: 3150: 3140: 3138: 3128: 3126: 3118: 3116: 3111: 3101: 3099: 3087: 3075: 3067: 3046: 3010: 2979: 2970: 2919: 2913: 2876: 2871: 2848: 2829: 2810: 2774: 2755: 2736: 2700: 2677: 2639: 2620: 2601: 2582: 2563: 2529: 2524: 2516: 2509: 2501: 2497: 2485: 2478: 2466: 2462: 2454: 2450: 2442: 2438: 2426: 2422: 2410: 2406: 2398: 2391: 2383:, p. 147; 2379: 2375: 2367: 2363: 2355: 2351: 2339: 2335: 2327: 2323: 2315: 2311: 2303: 2299: 2291: 2287: 2279: 2275: 2267: 2263: 2251: 2247: 2239:, p. 159; 2235: 2231: 2223: 2219: 2207: 2203: 2195: 2188: 2180: 2176: 2168: 2164: 2160:, pp. 1, 3 2156:, p. 128; 2152: 2148: 2139: 2137: 2124: 2122: 2107: 2103: 2093: 2091: 2076: 2072: 2063: 2061: 2056: 2055: 2051: 2041: 2039: 2036: 2030: 2026: 2018: 2014: 2006:, p. 203; 2002: 1998: 1986: 1982: 1974: 1970: 1961: 1959: 1954:Lewis, Samuel, 1948: 1944: 1935: 1933: 1926: 1922: 1913: 1911: 1903: 1899: 1891: 1887: 1879: 1875: 1867: 1863: 1851: 1847: 1835: 1831: 1819: 1815: 1807: 1803: 1791: 1787: 1779:, p. 239; 1775: 1771: 1759: 1755: 1747: 1736: 1728: 1724: 1716: 1709: 1701: 1697: 1685: 1681: 1673: 1669: 1661: 1657: 1649: 1645: 1638: 1622: 1618: 1609: 1605: 1596: 1592: 1584: 1575: 1567: 1563: 1551: 1547: 1539: 1535: 1527: 1523: 1515:, p. 367; 1507: 1503: 1495:, p. 367; 1487: 1483: 1471: 1467: 1459: 1452: 1444: 1427: 1419: 1415: 1407: 1403: 1395: 1388: 1376: 1372: 1360: 1356: 1340: 1336: 1324: 1320: 1304: 1300: 1292:, p. 10; 1288: 1281: 1273: 1269: 1261: 1257: 1249: 1245: 1233: 1229: 1217: 1213: 1205: 1201: 1185: 1178: 1170: 1161: 1149: 1145: 1133: 1126: 1122: 1105: 1063: 986: 981: 973:listed building 954:Office of Works 925: 838:William Vaughan 796: 665:. In 1586, the 651:William Herbert 647:Richard Herbert 595:Edmund Mortimer 583:Mortimer family 576:William Montagu 528: 466:Earl of Lincoln 383: 378: 338:Office of Works 329:Parliamentarian 302:Mortimer family 279:Earl of Lincoln 246: 220: 216: 202: 199:Listed Building 185: 181: 177: 173: 119: 117: 113: 110: 105: 102: 100: 98: 97: 89: 88: 87: 86: 85: 84: 83: 79: 58: 38: 33: 17: 12: 11: 5: 3242: 3232: 3231: 3226: 3221: 3216: 3211: 3206: 3201: 3196: 3191: 3186: 3181: 3176: 3161: 3160: 3148: 3146:United Kingdom 3136: 3113: 3112: 3110: 3109: 3097: 3085: 3072: 3069: 3068: 3066: 3065: 3060: 3054: 3052: 3048: 3047: 3045: 3044: 3039: 3034: 3029: 3024: 3018: 3016: 3012: 3011: 3009: 3008: 3003: 2998: 2993: 2991:Castell y Bere 2987: 2985: 2981: 2980: 2973: 2971: 2969: 2968: 2963: 2958: 2953: 2948: 2943: 2938: 2933: 2927: 2925: 2921: 2920: 2912: 2911: 2904: 2897: 2889: 2883: 2882: 2875: 2874:External links 2872: 2870: 2869: 2852: 2846: 2838:Medieval Wales 2833: 2827: 2814: 2808: 2795: 2778: 2772: 2759: 2753: 2740: 2734: 2721: 2704: 2698: 2681: 2675: 2662: 2643: 2637: 2624: 2618: 2605: 2599: 2586: 2580: 2572:Denbigh Castle 2567: 2561: 2548: 2530: 2528: 2525: 2523: 2522: 2507: 2495: 2489:, p. 39; 2476: 2470:, p. 39; 2460: 2448: 2436: 2430:, p. 38; 2420: 2414:, p. 38; 2404: 2389: 2373: 2361: 2349: 2333: 2321: 2309: 2297: 2285: 2273: 2261: 2255:, p. 28; 2245: 2229: 2217: 2201: 2186: 2174: 2162: 2146: 2101: 2070: 2049: 2024: 2012: 2004:Anonymous 1908 1996: 1990:, p. 23; 1980: 1968: 1942: 1920: 1897: 1885: 1873: 1861: 1855:, p. 20; 1845: 1839:, p. 70; 1829: 1823:, p. 69; 1813: 1801: 1785: 1769: 1763:, p. 20; 1753: 1734: 1722: 1707: 1695: 1679: 1667: 1655: 1643: 1636: 1616: 1603: 1590: 1573: 1561: 1545: 1533: 1521: 1511:, p. 16; 1501: 1491:, p. 16; 1481: 1475:, p. 16; 1465: 1450: 1425: 1413: 1401: 1386: 1380:, p. 10; 1370: 1354: 1334: 1318: 1312:, p. 28; 1298: 1279: 1277:, pp. 8–9 1267: 1265:, pp. 7–8 1255: 1253:, pp. 6–8 1243: 1227: 1221:, p. 52; 1211: 1199: 1189:, p. 52; 1176: 1159: 1143: 1137:, p. 52; 1123: 1121: 1118: 1117: 1116: 1111: 1104: 1101: 1062: 1059: 985: 982: 980: 977: 941:grammar school 924: 921: 846:Denbigh Friary 833:in September. 795: 792: 759:on 4 May. The 670:William Camden 568:Roger Mortimer 560:Hugh Despenser 527: 524: 382: 379: 377: 374: 306:Glyndŵr Rising 208: 207: 204: 203: 197: 194: 193: 190: 189: 179:Glyndŵr Rising 168: 164: 163: 162:Open to public 160: 156: 155: 151: 150: 147: 143: 142: 137: 133: 132: 128: 127: 95: 91: 90: 81: 80: 73: 72: 66: 65: 64: 63: 60: 59: 56: 48: 47: 35: 34: 29: 26: 25: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 3241: 3230: 3227: 3225: 3222: 3220: 3217: 3215: 3212: 3210: 3207: 3205: 3202: 3200: 3197: 3195: 3192: 3190: 3187: 3185: 3182: 3180: 3177: 3175: 3172: 3171: 3169: 3159: 3149: 3147: 3137: 3135: 3125: 3124: 3121: 3108: 3098: 3096: 3091: 3086: 3084: 3079: 3074: 3073: 3070: 3064: 3061: 3059: 3056: 3055: 3053: 3049: 3043: 3040: 3038: 3035: 3033: 3030: 3028: 3025: 3023: 3020: 3019: 3017: 3013: 3007: 3004: 3002: 2999: 2997: 2994: 2992: 2989: 2988: 2986: 2982: 2977: 2967: 2964: 2962: 2959: 2957: 2954: 2952: 2949: 2947: 2944: 2942: 2939: 2937: 2934: 2932: 2929: 2928: 2926: 2922: 2917: 2910: 2905: 2903: 2898: 2896: 2891: 2890: 2887: 2881: 2878: 2877: 2866: 2862: 2858: 2853: 2849: 2843: 2839: 2834: 2830: 2824: 2820: 2815: 2811: 2805: 2801: 2796: 2792: 2788: 2784: 2779: 2775: 2769: 2765: 2760: 2756: 2750: 2746: 2741: 2737: 2731: 2727: 2722: 2718: 2714: 2710: 2705: 2701: 2695: 2690: 2689: 2682: 2678: 2672: 2668: 2663: 2659: 2655: 2651: 2650: 2644: 2640: 2634: 2630: 2625: 2621: 2615: 2611: 2606: 2602: 2596: 2592: 2589:Cadw (2010). 2587: 2583: 2577: 2573: 2568: 2564: 2558: 2554: 2549: 2545: 2541: 2537: 2532: 2531: 2519: 2514: 2512: 2504: 2499: 2492: 2488: 2483: 2481: 2474:, p. 215 2473: 2469: 2464: 2457: 2452: 2446:, p. 213 2445: 2440: 2434:, p. 139 2433: 2429: 2424: 2418:, p. 213 2417: 2413: 2408: 2401: 2396: 2394: 2386: 2382: 2377: 2370: 2365: 2358: 2353: 2346: 2342: 2337: 2330: 2325: 2318: 2313: 2306: 2301: 2294: 2289: 2282: 2277: 2270: 2265: 2258: 2254: 2249: 2243:, p. 223 2242: 2238: 2233: 2226: 2221: 2214: 2210: 2205: 2198: 2193: 2191: 2184:, p. 158 2183: 2178: 2171: 2166: 2159: 2155: 2150: 2135: 2121: 2120: 2115: 2111: 2105: 2090: 2089: 2084: 2080: 2074: 2059: 2053: 2035: 2028: 2022:, p. 245 2021: 2016: 2009: 2005: 2000: 1993: 1989: 1984: 1978:, p. 300 1977: 1976:Williams 1856 1972: 1957: 1951: 1950:Williams 1856 1946: 1931: 1924: 1909: 1901: 1894: 1893:Williams 1856 1889: 1883:, p. 257 1882: 1881:Williams 1856 1877: 1870: 1865: 1858: 1854: 1849: 1842: 1838: 1833: 1826: 1822: 1817: 1810: 1805: 1798: 1794: 1793:Williams 1856 1789: 1782: 1778: 1777:Williams 1856 1773: 1767:, p. 151 1766: 1762: 1757: 1750: 1745: 1743: 1741: 1739: 1731: 1726: 1720:, p. 151 1719: 1714: 1712: 1704: 1699: 1693:, p. 446 1692: 1688: 1683: 1676: 1671: 1664: 1659: 1652: 1647: 1639: 1633: 1629: 1628: 1620: 1613: 1607: 1600: 1594: 1587: 1582: 1580: 1578: 1570: 1565: 1558: 1557:Williams 1856 1554: 1549: 1542: 1537: 1531:, p. 164 1530: 1525: 1518: 1514: 1510: 1505: 1499:, p. 111 1498: 1494: 1490: 1485: 1479:, p. 367 1478: 1474: 1469: 1462: 1457: 1455: 1447: 1442: 1440: 1438: 1436: 1434: 1432: 1430: 1422: 1417: 1410: 1405: 1398: 1393: 1391: 1383: 1379: 1374: 1367: 1363: 1358: 1351: 1347: 1343: 1338: 1331: 1327: 1322: 1315: 1311: 1307: 1302: 1296:, p. 120 1295: 1294:Liddiard 2005 1291: 1286: 1284: 1276: 1271: 1264: 1259: 1252: 1247: 1240: 1237:, p. 6; 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Retrieved 2086: 2073: 2062:, retrieved 2052: 2040:, retrieved 2027: 2015: 2010:, p. 31 1999: 1994:, p. 31 1983: 1971: 1960:, retrieved 1945: 1934:, retrieved 1923: 1912:, retrieved 1900: 1888: 1876: 1871:, p. 21 1864: 1859:, p. 26 1857:Henning 1983 1848: 1843:, p. 20 1832: 1827:, p. 20 1816: 1811:, p. 69 1804: 1799:, p. 20 1788: 1783:, p. 20 1772: 1756: 1751:, p. 20 1725: 1705:, p. 19 1698: 1691:Goodall 2011 1682: 1670: 1658: 1646: 1626: 1619: 1611: 1606: 1598: 1593: 1588:, p. 18 1571:, p. 17 1564: 1548: 1536: 1524: 1513:Goodall 2011 1504: 1493:Goodall 2011 1484: 1477:Goodall 2011 1468: 1463:, p. 16 1448:, p. 14 1416: 1411:, p. 13 1404: 1399:, p. 10 1384:, p. 50 1373: 1368:, p. 28 1357: 1352:, p. 17 1337: 1321: 1316:, p. 12 1301: 1270: 1258: 1246: 1241:, p. 10 1230: 1214: 1202: 1146: 1097: 1089: 1076: 1072: 1047: 1043: 1035: 1023:murder holes 1011: 1007:John Goodall 1003:mural towers 999:Clywd valley 996: 979:Architecture 962: 950: 938: 900:George Monck 888:George Booth 885: 875:, including 866: 858: 840:gathered at 835: 831:Rowton Heath 817:was solidly 808: 794:17th century 788: 784:John Roberts 746: 738:canonization 734:Pope Paul VI 731: 716: 712:Richard Gwyn 702:towards the 697: 681:Denbighshire 674: 659:Burgess Gate 655: 631:Jasper Tudor 616: 612:Duke of York 580: 545: 536:Burgess Gate 513: 508: 501: 474: 454: 419: 396: 381:13th century 357:curtain wall 353:mural towers 349:John Goodall 346: 318: 299: 212: 211: 154:Site history 30: 18: 3001:Dolwyddelan 2931:Aberystwyth 2518:Butler 2007 2503:Butler 2007 2493:, p. 8 2487:Butler 2007 2472:Turner 1970 2468:Butler 2007 2456:Butler 2007 2444:Turner 1970 2428:Butler 2007 2416:Turner 1970 2412:Butler 2007 2400:Butler 2007 2385:Butler 2007 2369:Butler 2007 2357:Butler 2007 2347:, p. 6 2341:Butler 2007 2329:Butler 2007 2317:Butler 2007 2305:Butler 2007 2293:Butler 2007 2281:Butler 2007 2269:Butler 2007 2259:, p. 4 2253:Butler 2007 2225:Butler 2007 2215:, p. 3 2209:Butler 2007 2197:Butler 2007 2172:, p. 7 2158:Butler 2007 1988:Butler 2007 1869:Butler 2007 1853:Butler 2007 1841:Butler 2007 1825:Butler 2007 1797:Butler 2007 1781:Butler 2007 1761:Butler 2007 1749:Butler 2007 1730:Butler 2007 1703:Butler 2007 1687:Butler 2007 1586:Butler 2007 1569:Butler 2007 1553:Butler 2007 1541:Butler 2007 1509:Butler 2007 1489:Butler 2007 1473:Butler 2007 1461:Butler 2007 1446:Butler 2007 1421:Butler 2007 1409:Butler 2007 1397:Butler 2007 1382:Turner 2010 1378:Butler 2007 1350:Butler 2007 1332:, p. 8 1326:Butler 2007 1314:Butler 2007 1275:Butler 2007 1263:Butler 2007 1251:Butler 2007 1235:Butler 2007 1225:, p. 6 1223:Butler 2007 1209:, p. 8 1197:, p. 6 1195:Butler 2007 1174:, p. 6 1172:Butler 2007 1155:Walker 1990 1151:Butler 2007 908:John Carter 815:North Wales 780:David Lewis 727:Holt Castle 667:antiquarian 623:Lancastrian 617:During the 603:Henry Percy 399:Perfeddwlad 333:George Monk 319:During the 314:Lancastrian 283:walled town 159:In use 118: / 94:Coordinates 3168:Categories 2946:Caernarfon 2916:Edward I's 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Denbigh
Wales

Denbigh Castle and town walls is located in Wales
53°10′50″N 3°25′15″W / 53.1806°N 3.4207°W / 53.1806; -3.4207
Cadw
Welsh Wars
Madog ap Llywelyn revolt
Glyndŵr Rising
Wars of the Roses
English Civil War
Listed Building
/ˈdɛnbi/
DEN-bee
Welsh
[ˌkastɛɬˈdɪnbɨχ]
Denbigh
Conquest of Wales by Edward I of England
Henry de Lacy
Earl of Lincoln
walled town
castle
deer parks
Madog ap Llywelyn revolt
Mortimer family
Glyndŵr Rising
Wars of the Roses
Lancastrian
First English Civil War
Royalists

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