Wednesday, 4 May 2011

THEY CAME THEY SAW THEY CONQUORED! THE NORMAN CONQUEST OF WALES BEGINS - NORTH GWENT - THE THREE 'CONQUISTADOR' CASTLES - GROSMONT, SKENRITH and WHITE CASTLE.


First Day out on our May BH 'Escape But Not Relax' Tour, Toni Lewis always joked why are Cofiwn Field Trips like 'Military Manoeuvres'. We visited three Castles in North Gwent; White Castle, Skenfrith and Grosmont, the sory of these castles and the Norman conquest in a much unused School Text Book RAISE UP THE DRAWBRIDGE contributed greatly to by devolping young Nationalist Mind, First printed in 1938 now reprinted and worth obtaining: 

Raise the Drawbridge by Beryl M. Jones


Raise the Drawbridge. £4.99. Raise the Drawbridge. By Beryl M. Jones ... especially suited for schools, Junior and Secondary, who are studying Welsh History. ... Nominated for Welsh Book of the Year Award 2010. ISBN: 978-1-904323-16-7 ...
www.dinefwrpublishers.com/publications/book/raise-the-drawbridge/ - Cached



So, I just had to at long last visit White Castle and give it a good kicking for turning my young mind in direction of Welsh Nationalism, instead of becoming perhaps more profitably a Brit! or the type of 'Uncle Taffy' or 'Crachach Creep' who can sell their Souls for SAXON SIlVER! So yes! BOOT IN - TAKE THAT WHITE CASTLE? look out for my Pwca 'Welsh Nat Not' De - Programming Project coming your way soon in Pwca Power Blog Lesson 1: WHAT THE ENGLISH HAVE DONE FOR THE POST INDUSTRIAL WINGEING WELSH and POST MILLENIUM GRINGEING CYMRY! As having build Castles for Tourists to see and Reseviors to fish in for starters and now pretty windmills to watch not whirring around very often!




I took loads of fotos of these Castles but it would take me too much time to edit and place on posts and why bother when Cadw and others have excellent photo loaded Web Sites to Google up, see below:




Location maps, photographs and information on over 400castles and some abbeys and holy wells. Essays by experts on all aspects of the subject, glossary, ...

www.castlewales.com/ - Cached - Similar




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I'R GAD: Welsh Medieval Battlefields Campaign. ... 04 May 2011 ... I had intended for my May BH 'Escape' to go to the Clun Festival but having attended ...

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