“Did people have smaller feet back then? Were they shorter? Did they even see daylight through these small windows?” These are the questions that ran through my mind while climbing the spiral staircases of Conwy Castle in North Wales on a hot summer’s day.

Perched beside the river against the stunning backdrop of the mountains of Snowdonia (Eryi), the castle is an imposing sight.

It’s one of the best preserved medieval fortresses in all of Wales and is instantly recognisable thanks to its huge towers which still stand proud after 700 years.

Commissioned by King Edward I, it was built by his architect Master James of St George in a very speedy timeframe of four years, between 1283 and 1287.

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