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Monmouth Castle (Welsh: Castell Trefynwy) is a castle close to the centre of the town of Monmouth, the county town of Monmouthshire, on a hill above the River Monnow in south-east Wales. Once an important border castle, and birthplace of Henry V of England , it stood until the English Civil War when it was damaged and changed hands three times before being slighted to prevent it being ...
During the Civil War, the castle was held for King Charles, and changed hands more than once. On 1st March 1647 Parliament issued an instruction that the castle be slighted, and this involved the demolition of the round tower-keep as well as much of the walling and gatehouse.
In the tumult of the Civil War, Monmouth Castle changed hands three times, finally falling to the Parliamentarians in 1645. When Oliver Cromwell visited in 1646 he ordered it to be slighted to prevent its military re-use. [12]
Monmouth Castle came into the possession of Henry Bolingbroke and became a royal residence when he became King Henry IV of England in 1399. His son, Henry of Monmouth, was born in the castle gatehouse in 1386.
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On the border of Wales and England, you’ll get to see some amazing history and beautiful scenery at Monmouth Castle, one of 26 surviving castle sites in Monmouthshire. It’s centrally located just off one of Monmouth’s main shopping streets, making the castle easy to spot as you drive through the town centre. We suggest leaving the car at Glendower ...
The history of Monmouth Castle goes back to the 11th-century when it was built by William FitzOsbern, shortly after the Norman invasion. A prominent event was the birth of Henry V in 1387. More commonly known as Henry of Monmouth, and mentioned in three of Shakespeare’s plays, the future king was born in a tower above the gatehouse. As you’ll see f...
There are lots of lovely pubs and restaurants just a stone’s throw away from the castle. We recommend pulling up a pew at The Punch House, a one-minute walk across the street. Choose from their delicious menu of traditional pub classics with a glass of wine as you reminisce on what you’ve experienced at this fascinating castle. If the sun comes shi...
In the second half of the fourteenth century, the castle quite often changed owners, and eventually after the coronation of Henry IV again become a royal property. At the beginning of the 15th century, Owain Glyndŵr’s Welsh rebellion broke out. The castle did not suffer at that time, although a skirmish took place near the town.
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The end came for the castle in the Civil War, when it changed hands three times and was eventually slighted by the Parliamentarians. A local man's diary for 1647 records that on 30 March the townsmen and soldiers began pulling down the great round tower, which stood where Great Castle House now stands, and that on 22 December 'about 12 o'clock, the Tower in the castle of Monmouth fell down ...
