Plan- Adapted From Thompson, p. 68
Adapted from Oman, p 216 General View from South-west Screen-sized image	Adapted from Oman, p 217 View of Gatehouse Screen-sized image
Courtesy of Dr. Ruth Dean/1973 Front Gate Screen-sized Image / Large "Archive" Image	Courtesy of Dr. Ruth Dean/1973 Front Gate Screen-sized Image / Large "Archive" Image
Courtesy of Dr. Ruth Dean/1967 Screen-sized Image / Large "Archive" Image	Courtesy of Dr. Ruth Dean/1973 View of Castle Rock Screen-sized Image / Large "Archive" Image

• Preliminary construction on the town bagan 1283
• Castle built by King Edward I in 1285-90
• Captured by three times in the late Middle ages, always by seige and starvation rather than by direct capture
• In 1404 by Owen Glendower
• In 1409, Owen's son-in-law, Edmund Mortimer, died here of exhaustion and starvation while being besieged by the English. His wife and all but one children, who also were besieged here,died soon after the castle was captured.
• Held by the Lancaster side during the War of the Roses, until 1468
• Gatehouse is heavily fortified, and could have been defended if outer walls were captured by the attacker. Gatehouse contained the residence of the lord of the castle, the hall and kitchen for the garrison were in the ward.

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Phillips, Alan. Harlech Castle. London, Her Majesty's Stationery office, 1961. LC Number: NA494  H28P5 1961

Taylor, A. J. (Arnold Joseph) Harlech Castle.Cardiff, Her Majesty's Stationery office, 1980. LC Number: NA494  H28T2 1980

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Thompson, Alexander Hamilton.  Military architecture in England during the middle ages, by A. Hamilton Thompson ... illustrated by 200 photographs,   drawings, and plans. London, New York [etc.] H. Frowde, 1912.  LC number NA963 .T46

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