What is Beaumaris Castle?
[[File:Beaumaris aerial.jpg|290px|right]] [[File:Beaumaris Castle.jpg|290px|right]] '''Beaumaris Castle''' ({{lang-fr|beau marais}}, [[Literal translation]]: ''beautiful marsh'') was a [[castle]] built in [[Beaumaris]], [[Anglesey]], [[Wales]] by [[Edward I of England|King Edward I of England]]. King Edward built the castle to help him take over North Wales. It was one of several castles built along the North Wales [[coast]]. == History == The castle was started in 1295 and work stopped in 1330. The castle was left unfinished. Small amounts of [[money]] were spent in the 1330s and 1400s to maintain (keep up) the castle. However, these payments were stopped. By 1609, the castle was a [[wikt:ruin|ruin]]. In 1642, money was spent on repairs. No more work was done and it became a ruin again. In 1925, Richard Williams-Bulkeley placed Beaumaris Castle in state care. Since then, it has been fixed and maintained. In 1986, the castle was placed on the [[World Heritage Site|World Heritage List]]. Today, Beaumaris is cared for by Cadw, an environmental service run by the Welsh Government. It is open to visitors. == More reading == *{{cite book|last=Taylor|first=Arnold|title=Beaumaris Castle|publisher=Cadw|year=2004|edition=Fifth|isbn= 9781857602081}} == Other websites == *{{cite web|url=http://www.castlewales.com/beaumar.html|title=Beaumaris Castle |publisher=www.castlewales.com|access-date=2011-08-24}} *{{cite web|url=http://www.beaumaris.com/|title=Beaumaris, Anglesey, North Wales|publisher=www.beaumaris.com|access-date=2011-08-24}} *{{cite web|url=http://www.cadw.wales.gov.uk/default.asp?id=282|title=Beaumaris Castle|publisher=Cadw|access-date=2011-08-24|archive-date=2011-08-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810150116/http://www.cadw.wales.gov.uk/default.asp?id=282|url-status=dead}} *{{cite web|url=http://www.anglesey-today.com/beaumaris-castle.html|title=Beaumaris Castle, Anglesey, A World Heritage Site|publisher=Anglesey Today|access-date=2011-08-24}} *{{cite web|url=http://www.greatcastlesofwales.