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Cardiff Castle in Wales was founded by the Normans in 1091 , on the site of a Roman Fort whose remains can still be seen. The castle's most famous occupant was Robert, Duke Of Normandy , who was imprisoned there by his younger brother, King Henry I Of England , from 1106 until 1134 . In 1158 it was the scene for a daring kidnapping carried out by one Ifor Bach (Ivor the Little). The Welsh took it again in 1404 , under Owen Glyndŵr . In 1488 , it came into the possession of Jasper Tudor . During the 19th Century , a new mock medieval castle was built to the design of William Burges , architect to the Earl Of Bute , as a Fairytale residence. The castle was later given to the city of Cardiff by the Bute family. It is now a popular Tourist attraction, and houses a Regimental Museum in addition to the Ruins of the old castle and the Victorian reconstruction. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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