Rhuddlan Castle
"Edward, sensible of the importance of the place, built the Castle
which we now see, a little to the northward of the former one; the
finishing of which occupied a considerable time. A large garrison was
always maintained here, and in the other Norman castles; and the
politic monarch made the town of Rhuddlan a free borough, granting
it various privileges, the object of which was to conciliate the Welsh,
and to induce them to keep up a friendly intercourse with their conquerors. He also
assembled here, in 1283, a Parliament or Council, in
which Wales was divided into counties, ancient laws and customs which
appeared detrimental were abolished, new and more advantageous ones
introduced, and many important regulations established, by what was
called the Statute of Rhuddlan." Extract from "Abbeys, Castles and ancient halls of England and Wales; their legendary lore and popular history" (Archive)
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