The NE corner tower of the inner ward of Flint Castle, Wales, UK, seen from the chapel of the detached SE tower (Great Tower or Donjon): begun 1277.
The NE corner tower of the inner ward of Flint Castle, Wales, UK, seen from the chapel of the detached SE tower (Great Tower or Donjon). Begun on Sunday 25 July 1277 & almost complete by 1284, Flint was the first of the castles & fortified English towns founded by Edward I during his conquest of North Wales. The castle stands on the foreshore of the Dee estuary, controlling movement along the river & coastal plain. The inner ward is square with a round tower at each corner, but the Great Tower at the SE is separated from it & the outer ward by a moat crossed by a drawbridge to the inner ward. The entire castle was once surrounded by water fed by the estuary giving access to shipping. King Richard II was captured in 1399 after leaving Conwy Castle & taken to Flint Castle to await his rival Henry Bolingbroke, the future Henry IV. Shakespeare features their meeting at Flint in Act III of King Richard II.
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Location: Flint Castle, Flint, Flintshire, Wales, UK
Photo credit: © Mick Sharp / Alamy / Afripics
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