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A very good video but there are a few inaccuracies. 1. The native Cymru had been fighting the Normans for 2 centuries not a few decades. 2. Cymru wasn't a land of just Principalities, it had its own Kingdoms. Gwynedd, Powys and Deheubarth being the largest and most powerful. Making Llewelyn the King of Gwynedd and Prince of all Wales. 3. The names are good attempts from a non Welsh speaker but Llewelyn is pronunced phonetically in English as Clu-well-in as Ll in Welsh is similar but not the same as a Cl sound in English. Dafydd is the Welsh version of David so its pronunced more like Dai-f-thh as dd is a prolonged th sound in Welsh. Owain Glyndŵr's surname is one word not two and pronunced like Oh-wine Glyn-do-wah. 4. Harlech played a much bigger role in Glyndŵr rebellion as it was his capital until fell a few years after he took it.

"Men of Harlech stop your dreaming Cant you see their spearpoints gleaming See their warrior pennants streaming To this battlefield Men of Harlech stand ye steady It can not be ever said ye For the battle were not ready Welshmen never yield From the hills rebounding Let this war cry sounding Summon all at Cambria's call The mighty foe surrounding Men of Harlech on to glory This will ever be your story Keep these burning words before ye Welshmen will not yield"

I saw the "Big Four" castles in Wales during 2005. It was about 0°C and perfectly blue skies for 3 days straight. Amazing scenery and amazing weather, I heard Welsh everywhere I went. Conwy was my favorite.

I love Harlech, I'm Welsh myself and have been a few times. It's definitely a great position

Shell island is just in front of the castle,one of the most beautiful beaches u will see I The UK, well worth a vis,xx

Every day when I wake up I thank the Lord I'm welsh 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Wales is a beautiful place. One of my bucket list vacation places. After Iceland of course. Cofiwch Dryweryn!

I was so genuinely excited to see a Geographics set in Wales! It’s official, Wales is famous now. Diolch yn fawr (thank you)! (FYI, F = “v” sound, Ff = “f” sound)

Came to learn about a castle. Found out about the whole history of Wales.

"The Welsh are revolting, my lord!" "I know, they don't even bathe!"

Forts & Castles are such great pieces of the past!

The I more I delve into history, the more I am awe inspired. And it doesn't matter how mundane or grand. Delving deep into the history of anything, I learn to appreciate it more.

The castles of the so-called "Ring of Iron" which were erected to cow the Welsh were, without question, the state of the art in late 13th and early 14th century defensive architecture.

I been there as a kid on holiday with my parents. Loved it.

Still remember the song Men of Harlech from middle school in the US. Nice to learn some history behind it.

Everytime I hear Longshanks I think of: "Send in the Irish, Arrows cost money; the dead cost nothing.."

Absolutely amazing in person. You can see the architectural side when you’re up close in person.

I love all of Simon's work, but I have never heard one individual murder my beautiful, ancient Welsh language like in this video....

1:20 - Chapter 1 - The prince & the king 5:20 - Chapter 2 - Rival thrones 8:40 - Mid roll ads 9:55 - Chapter 3 - War in wales 13:40 - Chapter 4 - Enter the master 17:40 - Chapter 5 - The 7 years prison - Chapter 6 -

visited there. it is amazing!! ❤ Diolch yn fawr (thank you in Welsh) Simon :)

It's odd, touring castles and considering all those walls have seen over time. The castles Edward I had built are some of the most amazing. Beaumaris would have been a thing of beauty, had it ever been completed; it's both architecturally stunning and geometrically/tactically brilliant.

Simon's writers: learn Simon knows nothing about Star Wars Also Simon's writers: cram in as many Star Wars references that they can in each episode

Men of Harlech intensifies

Ah Simon pronouncing Welsh, this should be fun.

When I saw the title I thought meh ok ill give it a watch as I'm making my way through simons uploads today. Now I knew there was lots of argey bargey between us (Welsh an english) in the past, but I never learned any of this at school. Great vid 👌 thank you Simon an associates for the vid, very educational. One thing I wish you could have added, why the staind glass window depicts the man as it does? To lose an eye an your nose is pretty hideous, the past was the worst, am I right Peter!

dam thought it was the Harlech castle pub on county rd Liverpool, that would make a good vid, haha keep up the good work Simon

My favorite castle. Visited 1968 when I was 11.

Been here last year it was great.

Best channel on the KZfaqs. Cheers as always, Morris. 🤘❤️

Please do Geographics videos on English-claimed islands like Isle of Man, Jersey, and Guernsey! Very interested in learning more about their history!

After visiting Stirling Castle, it is very sad to see the state of our historic monuments. If they are to be kept for public interest they certainly can do more to restore these buildings over a very long period, to the former glory they once had. Leaving them as ruins is not how our history should be represented.

@20:44 Earl of Pembroke was Jasper Tudor uncle of the future Henry VII.

Excellent video, Simon and team. Truth: I know nothing about the history of Wales, other than where it is and the general stuff. But, Simon, I must say you've peaked my curiosity and I plan to look further. Oh, and I wonder if the Welsh get a kick from you doing Welsh history as I, an American, get a kick when you do US history? Waiting for War of the Roses on Warographics. Cheers.

Excellent portrayal of a great castle!

Been watching you for at least a half decade and you making a video about where I’ve been living for 4 of them, travelling around Gwynedd based in bangor, ypu give me such amazing info, can you do one on Donegal next the little land strip of the Republic of Ireland that sits awkwardly beside Northern Ireland and you’ll probably make my year !

TOOOONGUES OF FIREEEE ON IDRIS FLARING

Would love to see you do coverage of Dunnottar Castle in Scotland.

Did you know there’s more castles in Wales per square mile than any other country in the world.

Ooh, you had me as "western coast of Wales". I'm about to move to Aberystwyth!

Love castle videos!! More please

Excellent episode Geo team. A very interesting episode. Thankyou.

My great grandad was the keeper of Harlech Castle in the late 1800s - early 1900s

I have been here so many times and I still find it amazing.

wales forever! we have a long and interesting history sad very little is taught. could you guys cover prince madoc it's a story I love and one I'd love even more if you covred it

It's interesting how in Britain you've got names that are unheard of in America no matter how closely the nations are related. I met a girl from Wales named Emer. And you've got names like Hermione which no American had ever heard and tell Harry Potter and then even more interesting names like Siobhan.

So sick to see north wales on geographics man

Another place I have to add to the list. Thanks.

Ooooooo I could watch many castle videos if your going down this route I will definitely be watching 👍

Now, what we all need (and you know it) is a new channel from uncle Simon, all about castles 🏰! Come on Simon, you know you want to....look at all the castles and their histories where you live....😉😍🥰😎 Excellent video as always....🥇🏆

I clicked to learn more about a castle Ok I lied… see Simon, must click

Have you got a video about Offa Dyke? If not i would be really interested in seeing one

I wonder how many others first heard of the war of the roses because of the game Yu-Gi-Oh The Duelists of the Roses? Which fun fact was originally gonna be a strategy war game hence the war of the roses, but Konami wasnt sure enough people knew about the actual war and Yu-Gi-Oh was super popular at the time so they threw Yu-Gi-Oh cards in as the movable pieces. It's a really fun Ps2 game

Machicolations was actually something else, usually they are on the side of the walls instead.

Excellent video. Mangled Welsh words, but a good attempt!

Great video, Would love If you did something on Caerphilly Castle. The biggest in Wales and Second only to Windsor in the UK. The Story with Gilbert De' Clare is most interesting also. It was also at the epitome of Concentric Castle design being one of the first large Castles to use the design along with very strong and intricate manmade water defences.

Simon, can we get a biography of Llywelyn Fawr? And maybe Simon de Montfort?

fun fact, i learnt theres an identical castle in iraq thats also undefeated ? could be zarb ??? it still stands and was told the plans went there during the war of the roses

Good video 👍

Make more video ab out castles history and architecture I love.

We loaded a 40k pa system into there for a ska gig a few yesrs bsck, before the new brudge.. It was nearly impenetrable then..

I'm sorry, but Longshanks is an absolutely bad ass surname.

Hey Simon, I just wanted to stop by and thank you and the whole crew. I found your channels during the beginning of Covid. I was the only person who stayed in a 7 person office to man the phones and virtual classrooms. I’ve been watching ever since. Your videos were an amazing companion during that time and now they are my reprieve from the chaos (American, if you couldn’t already tell). Thanks again! Forever a fan! -Christopher

Great video Simon, any chance who can do Glamis Castle?

Very cool

Best place in the world. Secret weapon is a pain in the arse walk though.

I thought Simon was about to shed a tear at the end there.

There is now a Warographics channel?? I should check this out.

I saw photos which were not from Harlech, yet you are talking about its building😅

Visited Harlech 1993 while stationed in England. A favorite memory.

They had two liters in the 13th century. Awesome. They're more advanced then I thought. 5:05

Can you do 1 on the Castle of Good Hope in South Africa?

15:25 MACHICOLATIONS

a'Whistle-Out' to Whistler~

I always get excited when I see a Geographics video on a place I’ve been to! Now all I need is a Biographics video on someone I’ve met…

Now I understand that song a bit better.

How many channels do you have Simon?

Top drawer content!

Does anyone know what’s up with the fluorescent pink Lifesaver that always hovers above Simon’s shoulder on this particular set? 🤔

Simon could eventually cover Camelot. Oh, wait. It's only a model.

Gee, seems like getting a bunch of egomaniacs (princes) in a room is a great way to win a war.

David does not like those apples.

Cymru am byth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Machicolations!!!

Did my family tree, discovered I’m a descendent of Llewelyn Fawr but then again most of Wales probably are based on the maths (whatever the maths may be)

dope

Well hello gentlemen

I still think Caerphilly has superior defences, you have to get through a moat to get to a wall to get to another moat to then get to the first concentric wall to then get through the inner concentric wall - phew 🤣

Did you use surfshark when your channels got hacked, Simon?

There's a difference between machicolations and murder holes. ☝️

Great video, us welsh have an amazing history, but please no more butchering welsh names 😀 the whole video I was correcting you, hope you sensed it.

Name of a British Loudspeaker too.

I thought vsauce uploaded got excited then got disappointed n laughed

I wonder if this castle inspired Minas Tirith from Lord of the Rings.

It's a pity the background music is too distracting.

I love when writers of Simon's channels sneak in Star Wars (or LotR in others videos) references. Mostly because he claims to hate those kinds of Fandoms.

Any other fans of Shadiversity who could just hear him hollering about "MACHICOLATIONS!"

llywelyn the great is buried in a church in my home time llanrwst use to go as children to see

Always enjoy watching Simon's videos and looking for errors. I don't blame Simon, though, but the writers.

How can you possibly know how to equate $13.5 million from currency of 800 years ago?