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Robert Fitzhamon
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Robert Fitzhamon, or Robert FitzHamon, Seigneur de Creully in the Calvados region and Torigny in the Manche region of Normandy, was the first Norman feudal baron of Gloucester and the Norman conqueror
1860 imaginary depiction of Robert FitzHamon (d. 1107) (left) and his younger brother Richard I de Grenville (d. post 1142) (right), Church of St James the Great, Kilkhampton, Cornwall
1860 imaginary depiction of Robert FitzHamon (d. 1107) (left) and his younger brother Richard I de Grenville (d. post 1142) (right), Church of St Jame
Cardiff Castle
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Cardiff Castle is a medieval castle and Victorian Gothic revival mansion located in the city centre of Cardiff, Wales. The original motte and bailey castle was built in the late 11th century by Norman
Robert Fitzhamon
…not Robert Fitzhamon seems to have seized control of the lowlands of Glamorgan and Gwynllwg sometime from around 1089 to 1094. His key strongholds were Cardiff Castle, which already may have been built, on the site of an old Roman fort, new castles at Newport, and at Kenfig. His descendants would inherit these castles…
Aerial view of Cardiff Castle
Aerial view of Cardiff Castle
Parts of the original Roman fort beneath the red stones on the southern wall
Parts of the original Roman fort beneath the red stones on the southern wall
Interior of the keep
Interior of the keep
The South Gate, showing the restored 15th century Black Tower (l) and the barbican tower (r)
The South Gate, showing the restored 15th century Black Tower (l) and the barbican tower (r)