Beaumaris Castle, built in 1295, is a tourist attraction sitting on Anglesey, Wales. **It is a tale of a castle built and never finished; of money spent and diverted in Edward I's campaign to conquer North Wales; of a town swallowed by its own foundation.**
**1295-1330:** The castle was progressively built, but by 1330, when work finally stopped, only £15,000 had been spent. **1642:** The castle was held by forces loyal to Charles I during the English Civil War, but it surrendered to Parliamentary armies in 1646. **19th century:** The castle formed part of a stately home and park. **21st century:** Today, Beaumaris Castle is a tourist attraction and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons
Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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