Wales
North
Wales & Borders
Plas
Mawr
Plas Mawr
High St., Conwy, (A55) Caernarfonshire, on the A55. Cadw. Tel.
01492 580167
An Elizabethan townhouse, considered an architectural gem, is especially
noted for its ornamental plasterwork and original furniture. AV tour
Historic
Houses in
North Wales | Wales
HISTORIC
HOUSES OF WALES
Anglesey & Snowdonia
| North Wales & Borders
| Mid Wales & Brecon Beacons
| Ceredigion | Pembrokeshire
| Carmarthenshire
| Swansea & Gower
| Cardiff and South Wales Coast
| Wye Valley & Vale of Usk
WALES
TRAVEL GUIDE
ATTRACTIONS
IN WALES BY REGION
Map of Regions
Anglesey and Snowdonia | North
Wales Coast and Borderlands | Mid
Wales and Brecon Beacons | Ceredigion
| Pembrokeshire | Carmarthenshire
| Swansea, Gower and the Vale of
Neath | Cardiff, Coast, &
Valleys of South Wales | Wye Valley
and Vale of Usk
ATTRACTIONS
IN WALES BY TYPE
OF ATTRACTION
Abbeys & Monasteries
| Ancient Sites | Castles
| Gardens | Historic
Churches & Religious Sites | Historic
Houses | Museums | Roman
Remains
Photo
courtesy of Cadw
HISTORY CORNER
Name the Historic attraction
British Heritage Awards
British History Quiz
A 'pocket borough' was also known as what?
Clue
These boroughs often had none or only a handful of electors
Another clue
One example was Dunwich (Suffolk) which sent MPs to Parliament despite the fact that the town had been submerged beneath the sea for centuries
This Day in British History
12 February, 1554
Lady Jane Grey executed
Grey became famous as the 'Nine Days Queen', a pawn in the ambitions of the Earl of Northumberland
Monarch Mayhem
Before this king came of age, England was ruled by a regency under his uncle, John of Gaunt
Clue
His grandfather was Edward III