Wales is spoilt for beautiful, evocative and dramatic castles in magnificent locations — yet still Caernarfon Castle stands above the rest.
On April 25, 1284, Edward I’s queen gave birth to a son, also named Edward, within the precincts of brand-new Caernarfon Castle. When little Edward’s elder brother, Alfonso, died four months later, the King showed his baby son and heir to the Welsh nobility, giving the newly vanquished country a prince ‘that was borne in…
