Each tower is a castle?!? Why Caernarfon castle is a MONSTER!

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3 ай бұрын

Caernarfon castle is a monster, literally eight times bigger than your average castle
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@shadiversity 3 ай бұрын

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@mansfieldtime 3 ай бұрын

Almost 900 views in 15 min. Should prove you and your channel are loved. We may not always agree, but that doesn't stop us from loving the things we do. Great video... I knew of this castle from pictures but could never place a name, now I can.

@TrangDB9 3 ай бұрын

What's the height of these towers?

@DavidHardrada-jt1tr 3 ай бұрын

Wales is part of Britain. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Take out Northern Ireland you have Great Britain comprised of the Kingdom of England, the Kingdom of Scotland and the principality of Wales.

@curtisbright4012 3 ай бұрын

@@DavidHardrada-jt1tr So, Aquaman is a prince, not a king then.

@DavidHardrada-jt1tr 3 ай бұрын

@curtisbright4012 Sorry, not following you. In the video he said Wales and Britain. Hence my reply

@rainmaker9300 3 ай бұрын

Well, if one castle isn't enough might as well re-inforce it with another castle. Then another castle...and another castle...and another castle.

@morrigankasa570 3 ай бұрын

Though still not as large as Versailles or the Kremlin.

@harbl99 3 ай бұрын

@@morrigankasa570 Those are palaces, not castles. They have more in common with the Hofburg in Vienna than with Caernarvon.

@morrigankasa570 3 ай бұрын

@@harbl99 True enough, but still worth mentioning those amazing places.

@rainmaker9300 3 ай бұрын

@@morrigankasa570 You could add Constantinople to the list. Considering the Theodosian layered walls, it was just a fort upon a fort upon a fort.

@morrigankasa570 3 ай бұрын

@@rainmaker9300 Excellent point as well. Yet another amazing place worth mentioning.

@robertjensen1438 3 ай бұрын

My daughter wanted a bouncy castle for her birthday. The guy said the rental was $50, and the set-up fee was $1000 dollars. I said, “That’s outrageous!” He just shrugged and said, “That’s inflation for you.”

@cwulfe1 3 ай бұрын

I just blew up on that hot air! Talk about puffed-up?! Keep that up and you'll get stoned.

@darthsilversith667 3 ай бұрын

@@cwulfe1-_- I deflate in your general direction

@babilon6097 3 ай бұрын

Phewww... you jumped on him. here... have a like. Don't blow it on sweets.

@jlan7844 3 ай бұрын

I think this whole thread has just gone flat...

@reaganjanaerichard5009 3 ай бұрын

😂

@andyleighton6969 3 ай бұрын

Got to remember that Caernarfon was, probably more than the rest of the Ring of Iron, a political statement. The stripes in the stonework are a direct copy of the ones in the Theodosian Walls of Constantinople; they weren't just decoration, they were a claim to imperial might.

@TheHorzabora 3 ай бұрын

Very inaccurate Imperial might, but Edward I was very much setting a trend for English royalty to follow with his suppression of the Welsh and their border raiding.

@gerardfarresfranch7242 3 ай бұрын

That and a "small" nod to his wife's origins, the smaller towers rising from the seven big towers are actually based on the Castilian Coat of Arms.

@kaloarepo288 3 ай бұрын

Wasn't Thomas the Savoyard the architect for the Welsh castles? Sayoy is now in southern France near the Italian border and where Italian royal family came from.

@Inquisitor_Vex 3 ай бұрын

@@kaloarepo288”Master James of Saint George (c. 1230-1309) was a master of works/architect from Savoy, described by historian Marc Morris as "one of the greatest architects of the European Middle Ages". He was largely responsible for designing King Edward I's castles in North Wales, including Conwy, Harlech and Caernarfon (all begun in 1283) and Beaumaris on Anglesey (begun 1295).”

@splabooshkey3343 3 ай бұрын

It's insane to me, I've been watching this channel for years and as a Brit who loves history i've been to so many of these welsh castles so many times - it's so cool to see someone who's taught me so much about castles finally visiting one of the ones i've been to most often and analysing walls i've stood on in so much detail. For anyone interested or visiting Caernarfon, just near the castle is an absolutely wonderful wetherspoon pub I highly recommend!

@maxbarker8625 3 ай бұрын

You can park your car there for free overnight as well, also my dad met the founder of wetherspoon in that spoons

@FaceEatingOwl 3 ай бұрын

'Inane' changes the meaning a bit 😂

@splabooshkey3343 3 ай бұрын

@@FaceEatingOwl -whoops 😭

@lanigirognithemos 3 ай бұрын

Architect: "listen Mr King I know you asked for 1 castle but we have a special deal for you today of 8 castles for the price of 1." King: "shut up and take my gold!"

@347Jimmy 3 ай бұрын

That's 700% more castle for your castle!

@stickemuppunkitsthefunlovi4733 3 ай бұрын

What's the catch?..... "I also sell cannons"

@connergibson5930 3 ай бұрын

If you want to see a castle that shows the different designs over a couple hundred years you should look at Aberdour Castle in Scotland, its a small one and more of a residence than defencive building, but over the years and the add ons/rebuilds because of fires and damage it shows off several centuries of design and concepts

@TheHorzabora 3 ай бұрын

Aberdour is indeed really pretty, and very… well, Scottish Lowlands in design, an excellent example!

@stickemuppunkitsthefunlovi4733 3 ай бұрын

No one wants to see your silly Scottish castles.

@ghfdt368 3 ай бұрын

Caernarfon castle is truly a very special place. I live in North Wales and have been there many times and its a true marvel of its time. It's actually quite easy to explain why its so huge, Gwynedd the county historically was its own nation with its own rulers, powerful families,culture and so on. During the English conquests of Wales or attempted conquests Gwynedd was notorious for rebellions and uprisings. In fact English and even Norman Lords had huge issues trying to rule and control it, and Gwynedd was often viewed prior to Edward I's reign as being the last bastion of Welsh Independance. It took a massive fortress like Carenarfon to finally subjugate the people there after basically a quarter of a millenia of struggle to finally get it under control.

@caedenkniep3528 3 ай бұрын

These castle videos are 100% my new favorite content from your channel! I've been watching for about 7-8 years and these are truly a dream come true to see these castles from your perspective

@mandowarrior123 3 ай бұрын

My friend had a farm overlooking conwy castle, (giant 8 grand tower castle) last farm of the mountain, frequently above the weather. I've had the pleasure of a grand view of the castle on many ocassions. He also had a house inside the walls of conwy and i've stayed there too. It has a nice icecream shop. Nothing like staying and living for a while in a real functional castle town where you drive in through the gatehouse.

@critter5248 3 ай бұрын

I liked the emphasis on "very distinct reasons why" concerning the claims on the size of the castle, sometimes I'm not a fan of people who make claims like "this is one of the biggest castles" because that's rather meaningless to me when people are so prone to hyperbole, but additional comments like that help me retain information 🙇

@legiran9564 3 ай бұрын

It's pretty much the castle analogue of Voltron.

@ondrejkratochvil4589 3 ай бұрын

Well it's one of those Edward I. flexing castles English built while conquering Wales - they're all oversized... anyway I have to say of those Harlech is my most favourite one :)

@falconknight4964 3 ай бұрын

When you’re thinking about how you’d design a castle for your story, these videos at Shadiversity are gems, or Machicolations comparatively. Thank you for sharing/making the videos !

@pkonneker 3 ай бұрын

That is crazy huge

@haravikk 3 ай бұрын

Went to Caernarfon as part of a holiday in Wales years ago, keep meaning to go back as the castle was a big highlight, but then there are just so many castles here in the UK. There's something like 80+ just in Scotland in good enough condition to look around (though many are just ruins you go look at, no specific visitor facilities or such), so it's hard to go back to one when I still haven't been to all the others yet!

@JustJayGaming 3 ай бұрын

Caernarfon is really impressive. Wondering if Conwy might be next.

@jacktheomnithere2127 3 ай бұрын

a most impressive castle, with a lovely view of it at 3:21.

@Inquisitor_Vex 3 ай бұрын

1:51 Pembroke castle is also one of the first in Europe to have round keep too. As opposed to the earlier, square towers.

@panklet8347 3 ай бұрын

You should come to Prague once. It's a wonderfull city, the old town mainly. And of course be aware of tourist traps. But, that is not the point. There are two castles the Prague castle, one of the biggest castles in the world and the Vyšehrad. Both are beatiful, especially the cathedrales. And that's not everything. I remember you once spoken of Karlštejn, which is close to Prague, like 20 minutes by train. And if you remember Kingdom come: Deliverance Rattay and Sasau are aslo really close even Kutenberg. And of course you have fans in Czech republic, so you will be always welcome.

@Likexner 3 ай бұрын

This is amazing. Your castle content is the best. More castles, please!

@lewdwig 3 ай бұрын

In awe at the size of this absolute unit

@AndusDominae 3 ай бұрын

I'd really be interested to see Shad check out Snodhill castle. They've done some work there recently, uncovering some amazing things. Apparently we Welsh (I think during the Glyndŵr rebellion) were so much of a threat to the English there that the castle was built to an insane standard, with incredible features found nowhere else.

@TheTomko44 3 ай бұрын

What is probably the most interesting thing about both Caernarfon and Beaumaris is that they were never actually finished. Edward I stopped the construction on his ring of castles because he needed the money for the war in Scotland. The King's and Queen's Gates were never completed. If you look at the walls inside Caernarfon you can see "teething", which are stones that are sticking out that would have been a part of additional walls or buildings that were never started. As planned, there was supposed to be a wall that would have separated the castle into two wards. Even the kitchens were never completed, teething as a testament to what could have been had Edward not practically bankrupting England building these castles. It is amazing that from the outside the King's Tower looks complete, but from the inside you see that two stories are missing.

@CreepyMF 3 ай бұрын

Im so glad you got enough material from the England trip so that you can continue this amazing castle series.

@Paul-tp9vf 3 ай бұрын

That's great, but he's in Wales.

@creeperboom8635 3 ай бұрын

@@deathcrunch9020incorrect

@redrobin6476 3 ай бұрын

@@deathcrunch9020no it’s not 😂

@white-dragon4424 3 ай бұрын

@@deathcrunch9020 The UK government makes some, but the Welsh Assembly in Cardiff also makes some.

@jackieroberts7895 3 ай бұрын

Wales is not england !

@mansfieldtime 3 ай бұрын

Just imagine the planning, engineering, and man power needed to build something like this. If a normal castle took a few years to complete this had to take a decade or two right? I think this is what most fantasy castles are based on. Very few in movies and shows are accurately depicted. though it also seems that people always forget about the vast fields of farmlands and the city outside the walls.

@davehood2667 17 күн бұрын

Like most of the great ones, it was modified and added on to over time, but Edward I supposedly managed the main construction in only 4 years, 1283-1287.

@jeromethiel4323 3 ай бұрын

Need MOAR castle content.

@1krani 3 ай бұрын

With how much you love castles and how much you love sword fighting, I'm surprised you haven't done any videos about older movies. Basil Rathbone's filmography alone has you covered; the man was a fencing champion AND an accomplished actor.

@inglesd90 3 ай бұрын

Caernarfon Castle is my favorite castle! I love that you got to it!

@huntclanhunt9697 Ай бұрын

This is the old style content I miss! More of this please! Needing out over history instead of testing fantasy.

@StevenHouse1980 3 ай бұрын

Just think of Caernarfon Castle as Thee highest priority renovation project for a Zombie Apocalypse. Then just stand on the roof and shout "Let them come!" Oh and Shad good look finding or building one that is bigger.

@DanielMWJ 3 ай бұрын

The irony is that it would be *so much easier and cheaper* to build one bigger and better now! But there is no need for them, so those with access to the funds won't build them.

@shelbybayer200 3 ай бұрын

Another Beautiful Castle, thank you for showing us another castle Shad.

@Punisher9419 3 ай бұрын

You need to go to Jersey and check out the castles there. Elizabeth castle is out to see but you can walk there when the tide is low as there is a raised path to get there. There is also Mont Orgueil Castle which is just pretty big and well defended on the side of a hill. You can also check a bunch of the German forts there from WW2.

@awesomesauce980 3 ай бұрын

This kind of content is great! You were the one to introduce me to all the fun and intricacy of castles, I love seeing them in video like this.

@iamyokai1 3 ай бұрын

Hey shad i kinda went down a rabbit hole of yoh and it turns out there alot of pepole makeing negative videos about you You are one of my fav KZfaq ers And i respect how you dont give most of these hate filled pepole attention I respect you bro keep it pushing

@mikecarson7769 3 ай бұрын

so happy to see more of this video series! All of the channel content is great, but honestly the castles videos are especially awesome

@jasoncleary9082 3 ай бұрын

Great job Shad!!!!!! Love your castle tours and info

@MorganTheGamerAndWriter 3 ай бұрын

Thanks, Shad. Always helpful for anyone writing in settings with castles. Much appreciated.

@andrewwood1364 3 ай бұрын

I am LOVING these in person examinations of these castles. Thank you so much, idk if I'll ever be able to visit places like this, and this is amazing to see.

@VinceTenia 3 ай бұрын

Having first watched Shadiversity when he did the long video nerding out over various medeval castles It's quite heartwarming to see him live his dream of actually visiting Real standing castles.

@yourturn5059 3 ай бұрын

More castle videos! Yeeeeaaaahhhh!!!!🙌🙌🙌💚💚💚

@SciFiGuy72 3 ай бұрын

This is why I subscribed. Such interesting and informative stuff.

@sudoscoobs1373 3 ай бұрын

I've been there a couple of times. Really cool castle. Definitely one of my favorites.

@aaronjustice2566 3 ай бұрын

"shadiversity" sounds like a mid to late 90,s video game voice. I enjoy your channel. I hope you are doing well with it. I might order a book even though its not my primary genre. Have a good one Shad.

@Banzai431 3 ай бұрын

Wales is such a beautiful country.

@harrys6231 3 ай бұрын

learning something new about old things like swords and castles is always fun to me. maybe i make the trip to great britain once myself. odder things happend;)

@Senior-Donjusticia 3 ай бұрын

*Really* love these videos, Shad. Just makes me want to visit England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland one day.

@baird5682 3 ай бұрын

+1 Because i really like when shad almost foams from his mouth in extasy when reviewing english castles. I'm pretty sure he will acutally bust a nut given a chance to see east france, south germany or northern poland castles. :D

@johntheknight3062 3 ай бұрын

2:34 Čedok bus approaching. This is bus from Czech republic, my home country. What a nice coincidence. Come to Czech republic sometime, we have great castles as well.

@joelkurowski7129 3 ай бұрын

I concur, your country does have some lovely castles. I've been to Bouzov, Sternberk, and (of course) Prague Castle. It was nice to see that they were all in such great condition as well.

@johntheknight3062 3 ай бұрын

@@joelkurowski7129 Even tho our republic is not in a very good shape right now, we care about our history very much. :)

@Quintarus1794 3 ай бұрын

Did you explore the smaller castles you mentioned? I'd *love* to see tour videos for them as well.

@Grandwigg 3 ай бұрын

These castle videos have been amazing. And that chess board was wild to see at all .

@Matt_Alaric 3 ай бұрын

Caernarvon castle is my zombie apocalypse plan. Only a few hours drive away, fresh water on tap, and right on top of a river for easy travel. I'll even bring my own longbow.

@lethallizard963 2 ай бұрын

Caernarfon* ‘V’ doesnt exist in the Welsh alphabet

@Matt_Alaric 2 ай бұрын

@@lethallizard963 Good thing I'm not speaking Welsh then. Caernarvon*

@lethallizard963 2 ай бұрын

@@Matt_Alaric you’re not speaking, you’re typing, and you’re typing a Welsh word. It’s not spelt caernarvon, because it’s a Welsh place name.

@Matt_Alaric 2 ай бұрын

@@lethallizard963 I'm not speaking or typing Welsh, I'm typing English. And in English we do have the letter V, as is demonstrated in words like - Caernarvon. Feel free to go and complain to whoever you think will give you the power to control how other people spell words.

@lethallizard963 2 ай бұрын

@@Matt_Alaric But Caernarfon is not an English word. Did you notice how it’s spelled in the video title? I’m not trying to control how you spell words, you can spell it wrong if you’d like, I’m just informing you that you are wrong.

@JustTooDamnHonest 3 ай бұрын

Scholar Shad gives us another gem of a video.

@wakeful1710 3 ай бұрын

I can’t wait for more castle videos! Your castle videos are the comfort food of KZfaq

@G1NZOU 3 ай бұрын

As someone who's parents both come from Anglesey and have gone there every year as a kid to visit grandparents, this has always been one of my top three favourite castles, it's just so stylish as well as imposing.

@charlesphillips4575 2 ай бұрын

There is a walled town that is effectively part of the castle, but everybody forgets about it because the main castle is so impressive.

@joelkurowski7129 3 ай бұрын

4:01 looks like they've done some Renovations since I was there almost 25 years ago. Beautiful castle, possibly the most impressive place I visited while in the UK.

@Eathrien 3 ай бұрын

That's an beautiful castle, and really huge

@Danspy501st 3 ай бұрын

I cant get over how big it is. I know the video doesnt do the justic rather then being there in person. But I cant get over how much work it would go into it. I wonder if it had been maded in like stages

@upursanctum 3 ай бұрын

You should of said you were in town I'm only down the road. I hope you have more videos on caernarfon coming out as there is so many unique talking points on the castles design and technology. You could do an entire video on the kings gate

@josuesepulveda6850 3 ай бұрын

The castle looks colossal!

@ghosturiel 3 ай бұрын

Hopefully it won't sink into a swamp, it'd be alot to build another on it.

@EpicJasonX9000 3 ай бұрын

when it comes to medieval castles in fiction, I was always a fan of Minas Tirith and now a days Gondolin. I love the whole white stone structure in which they look like giant birthday cakes, and especially with Gondolin I really love the idea of a castle being in the middle of a valley surrounded by mountains and snow & grass and waterfalls. and each layer of the city has pillars and structures that has the bright green grass surrounding it. the visuals I've seen of Gondolin is absolutely gorgeous, which is why it's my most favorite castle ever put to fiction in terms of design.

@conradswadling8495 3 ай бұрын

nice work

@Hopeforstoicism 3 ай бұрын

Probably the castle that inspired Harrenhal in ASOIAF

@joshuaborg3907 3 ай бұрын

I’ve been to that castle and it’s a work of art and strategic genius.

@stevelenox152 3 ай бұрын

Have you ever been to Tattershall Castle in Lincolnshire?

@TheHorzabora 3 ай бұрын

I’m not Shad, but I have! You’re not alone in his viewers! My mother and I went there one *very* icy winters day when she was studying at theological college in Lincoln. I have very vivid memories of it! It’s quite an amazing example of the fortified Manor House that was converted into a castle (or vice versa, it’s a very interesting).

@stevelenox152 3 ай бұрын

@@TheHorzabora I used to live in East Kirkby so every summer I'd go and see it

@WuCSquad 3 ай бұрын

That cliffhanger...

@HighmageDerin 3 ай бұрын

Have you tried playing Enshrouded yet? that game lets you build your own castle from the ground up. actually from under the ground up! There's actually a fortified town that I'm currently in the process of rebuilding.

@wardjunior1450 2 ай бұрын

Not sure I’ve ever been in but I’ve done the crabbing there a few times.

@radagast7200 3 ай бұрын

Someone should make a zombie movie in there.

@h4rdkn0x 3 ай бұрын

For each tower to be a castle would require each tower to be both a residence of nobility and a place of protection. Since Caernarfon castle was the home King Edward I, and numerous English and Welsh nobles since, due to its massive size a more apt description for Caernarfon castle would be a Palace Fortress.

@debilita9999 3 ай бұрын

Shad is finally in the castle I've visited. Yeah this one.... this one was sooo different from the castles in my home country (Czech republic). Seems like we had same impression Shad :)

@rhysgronow 3 ай бұрын

As a welshman, I feel imense pride knowing that this level of construction was necessary to keep us in check.

@stuffandnonsense8528 3 ай бұрын

You're in Wales!? You must visit. Carreg Cennen, my favourite castle.

@martinlysy 3 ай бұрын

You should come to see Karlštejn, in Czech (bohemia). We have so much castles, you can visit even the ones from game Kingdom Come.

@Trisjack20 Ай бұрын

This has got to be one of the all time great castles certainly of the UK based ones. So impressive and powerful. The simple excess of making such a beast with so many towers shows the efforts by the monarch to impose their authority. This was meant to say... don't even try rebels... don't even try.