Chepstow Castle, Monmouthshire, taken 1965
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Chepstow Castle, Monmouthshire, taken 1965
Image: © William Matthews Taken: Unknown
Chepstow is a Norman castle perched high above the banks of the river Wye in southeast Wales. Construction began at Chepstow in 1067, less than a year after William the Conqueror was crowned King of England. While Edward had his master castle builder in the person of James of St. George, the Conqueror, some 200 years earlier, had his equal in the person of his loyal Norman lord William FitzOsbern. FitzOsbern's fortresses were the vehicles from which the new king consolidated control of his newly conquered lands. Chepstow Castle became the key launching point for expeditions into Wales, expeditions that eventually subdued the rebellious population. http://www.castlewales.com/chepstow.html
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Image Location
Latitude
51.643466
Longitude
-2.678602