Raglan Castle - A Fairytale Castle
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A gem of South Wales and described as one of the "last formidable displays of medieval defensive architecture". Raglan Castle is a must see for anyone visiting Wales. With impressive features and a deep history to discover. Its open grounds and beautiful moat make exploring the ruin a memorable day out.
Filmed: Summer 2021
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---- Short History ----
- In the late 11th century the area of Raglan granted to the Earl of Hereford, William FitzOsbern.
- For the next few hundred years the site held a manor house and was surrounded by park lands.
- In 1432 a welshman, Sir William ap Thomas purchased the manor of Raglan. He soon began construction which established the basic shape of the castle.
- His son dropped the Welsh name for William Herbert. He supported the house of York in the War of the Roses and fought in the Hundred Years War in France. His wealth mostly came form his wine trade and continued to grow in prominence.
- William Herbert was the first Welshman to become an Earl.
- In the 1460s William remodelled Raglan castle on a grander scale.
- The parks that surrounded it formed an important link for its refined nature. They also contained extensive orchards and fish ponds.
- William Herbert was executed in 1469 after the Battle of Edgecote Moor and building work probably stopped before recommencing in the 1470s.
- But in 1492, William’s daughter, Elizabeth married Sir Charles Somerset which passed the castle into a new family line.
- Their son Henry Somerset used lead reclaimed from Tintern Abbey after the dissolution of the monasteries for the building work but died soon after.
- His son and grandson continued the work in the years that followed. They rebuilt the Pitched Stone Court, adding the Long Gallery and developing the gardens into the new Renaissance style.
- In 1628, another Henry Somerset inherited the castle and lived a grand lifestyle. With a Master of Horse, Master of Fishponds, a falconer and many footmen. Rich tapestries hung from the walls and a great number of luxury items were kept there. He later built the Red Gate and developed the entrance.
- His son Edward, Lord Herbert built a “water commanding machine” which pumped a huge spout of water from the moat, much like a modern water fountain.
- In 1642 the civil war broke out. Henry and Edward were royalists and King Charles I started with Raglan on his fund raising tour. Henry was soon promoted to Marquess of Worcester.
- During this time the defences were improved. A modern earthwork bastion was built and a powder mill. A garrison of 300 men was stationed and heavier cannon were installed.
- Lord Herbert was captured in Ireland, making an attack seem imminent. The garrison was strengthened to 800 soldiers. Trees were cut down and surrounding buildings destroyed so Parliamentary forces couldn’t use them. Food was brought inside the castle and surrounding Royalists sought shelter.
- The Parliamentary army arrived in June and a siege soon took place until the castle finally surrendered on the 19th of August.
- General Fairfax ordered the castle to be destroyed under the supervision of Henry Herbert, a descendant of William ap Thomas. But the castle was so strong only a few walls were destroyed or slighted.
- The locals dredged the moat in search of treasure, emptied the ponds of carp and the library contents were either destroyed or stolen.
- When Charles II was restored to the throne the Somerset family recovered most of their possessions, including Raglan Castle.
- However, Henry Somerset decided to focus on rebuilding his other estates.
- In the 18th century the Somerset family allowed stone to be quarried from the castle to reuse in their other estates.
- But Henry Somerset, 5th Duke finally stopped any further dilapidating in 1756 and the caste became a tourist attraction.
- In the 19th century the first guidebook was created and seats, fences and bridges were added.
- The Great hall was temporarily re-roofed in the 1820s when the castle was used for a "Grand Entertainment" by the Somersets.
- In the 1830s the Grand Staircase was reinstated.
- In the years that followed numerous royals visited the castle.
- In 1938 Henry Somerset, the 10th Duke entrusted guardianship of Raglan Castle to the Commissioner of Works.
- It is now a Grade I listed building under the care of Cadw.
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Beautifully filmed, thank you.
Love The drone footage! It looked
Like something out of A fairytale! I can just imagine it in it’s hay day. What a beautiful place to
Explore. Thank the Earl
For sharing it with us! 😉
Thank you for watching
I come from very close to here and wanted to visit with my German husband, but we haven’t had the chance. Thank you, now we can watch and enjoy the anticipation. I’m so homesick, now! Beautifully filmed, and I love the music. ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you for your supportive comment. I hope you both manage to visit there very soon. 🏴🏴🏴🏴
I never seen castle directly, its beautiful. Tks for sharing
Thank you for watching
This castle is in my husband's genealogy. I am sure over the centuries it many lines. My daughter worked at an estate in south England, and while there she took a trip to Wales to see it. She enjoyed it until about to leave and told them about her lineage and then they started to treat her too special so she left. Sad, but all of us are just people and every family line has its troubles and plus's. It looks like a beautiful place, and I love how at the end you did the current morphing into the original fully made Castle. Lovely music to go with it. One thing I need to say. When the Somersets took over they carried with them the bloodline of the Herberts through Charles wife Elizabeth. That is carried on as long as the Somersets do through Elizabeth Herberts marriage to Charles Beaufort, who is Baron Herbert and also Charles Somerset. He is all three and all their escendents carry both their dna.
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Very interesting
Beautiful intro and outro aerial footage!
The ground shots are incredibly stable with great quality as always! Wonderful place to share 😊❤️👏
Thank you
Stunning filming of a beautiful location
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Simply beautiful ruins, definitely need to go here.
It’s a good place to visit. Well worth it 👍🏻
Beautiful castle remains. You did an excellent job filming it. I love the history of the castle that you included in the video also. Very interesting.
Thank you
@@TheyHadADay I will definitely have to visit this castle on my next trip to the UK. It is so beautiful.
Thank you so much for the awesome tour! Loved watching it! So interesting with all the history that you provided as well! Drone shots are fantastic!
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Wow beautiful castle, greeting from Texas 🇺🇸🙃
Thank you. Greetings from Wales 🏴
I love things like this! I like natural decay of things. I think it's beautiful!! I love the history too. Great video!
Thank you very much 😃
Still so beautiful!! I love this video!!
This place is still so wow! It's so well taken care of. Great video my friend
This is absolutely stunning i love castle sooo going to visit this place when i go to the UK
It’s definitely worth a visit
I really enjoy seeing castles and learning about their history. Well done!
Thank you. Stay safe.
@@TheyHadADay the walls must be so thick that they were not able to tear it down.
This castle is amazing! Definitely gonna put it on my to go list. Loved the footage, particularly the aerial footage. Music was rather appropriate as well.
Thank you 😀
Fantastic! Wonderful pictures as always, I loved it, thanks ❤👏
Thank you for your support and lovely comment
Wow, great. Big 👍 my friend. Greetings from Poland
Thank you
This is one of our faves, fantastic footage!
Thank you
Some awesome drone shots at the start! Super insightful video… this castle certainly has a colourful history.
Thank you. We have plenty more videos to come. Hope you enjoy them
@@TheyHadADay Looking forward to it!
Another great video guys! I went there about 13-14 yrs ago.
It’s a big castle. well worth a visit
Stunning footage!
Thank you for sharing.
Thank you
Great video of a great castle
Brilliant work. Iv not been here in years delivery need to visit there again
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Lovely shots guys
Thank you
Just loved the way you used drones for perfect cinematic shots. New subscriber 🙂
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Ooo wow!!! Can you imagine what this place was like in its prime!!! I loved this, and enjoyed reading about the history of the Castle🥰We live in Ireland, and have a lot of ruins to explore, but haven't found one as impressive as this yet!!!
Thank you 🙂. I’m sure you will have plenty of fun exploring Ireland and it’s ruined places. Stay safe. 👍🏻
My family used to own the raglan castle
Really
Hello, Cousin!
Yes! One of our favourite castles, so glad you've captured it so beautifully! Loving the history and the cinematics as usual. Amazing content :D
Awww thank you. So glad you enjoyed it
Led Zeppelin…..The Song remains the same Film…..Robert Plant’s dream sequence was filmed here. I have always wished to visit one day….and one day I will :)
Yes you should visit