English: Identifier: annalsantiquitie01nich

Title: Annals and antiquities of the counties and county families of Wales; containing a record of all ranks of the gentry ... with many ancient pedigrees and memorials of old and extinct families Year: 1872 (1870s) Authors: Nicholas, Thomas, 1820-1879 Subjects: Publisher: London, Longmans, Green, Reader Contributing Library: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center Digitizing Sponsor: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center

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Text Appearing Before Image: uteur the next insurrection of Llewelyn was in a great measure excited, and the re-acquisi-tion of this territory was one of the objects he was resolved to accomplish when death put asudden stop to all his enterprises. From this time forth the territory of Denbighshire was parted between favourites of theEnghsh Court, who, in the capacity in effect of Lords Marchers, holding lands in fee fromthe English king, were allowed the power of governing their respective lordships almostaccording to their own will. At Denbigh Henry de Lacy built his castle, and ruled the Valeof Clwyd and Rhyfoniog. After him, Thomas, Earl of Lancaster, Hugh de Spencer, RogerMortimer Earl of March, Montacute Earl .of Salisbury, and, lastly, Dudley Earl ofLeicester, Elizabeths favourite, in succession possessed the lordship. But before this lastchange, the rule of the Lords Marchers had come to an end by the new arrangements underHenry VIII., whereby the March lands of the four cantrefs were constituted a county.

Text Appearing After Image: Denbigh Castle—Entrance Gate {from a photo, by Bedford). Denbigh Castle, as planned by Henry de Lacy, was a stupendous structure, combiningthe ornamentation of the baronial hall and the strength of a warlike fortress. Its builderanticipated the troubles of attacks and sieges, and built accordingly. The walls were ofunusual thickness—^/fV/Z/^ walls, in fact, with a space between, filled in with concrete grouting HISTORY AND ANTIQUITIES OF DENBIGHSHIRE. 3S3 of hot mortar and small stones, tying together the outer and inner wall into a solid andimpenetrable mass. Over the great entrance was a figure in stone of the founder, Henry deLacy, part of which still remains. The courtyard, now neatly laid out as a bowling-greenand properly kept, was spacious enough to give room to many men-at-arms and horses, withproper lodgings and offices. A chapel of great beauty was among the great apartments.The entire brow of the little hill {Di/i-bac/i) was occupied by this frowning den of an alienoppr

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