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Hereis the JP Editions #21 of Raglan Castle.
Thismodel was produced in 1996 in the standard 400 edition size.
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Asseen in photos, original external labeled box is included. Box mayshow some storage wear.
NoCOA is available for this model.
Approximatedimensions are 9.0” x 7.5” x 6”
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Previouslydisplayed. No damages, fixes or repairs. Almost Mint.
Aswith all previously displayed JP Editions models, there is a chancefor some minor blemish. Photos may not indicate all defects. Besure to review photos prior to committing to purchase. Contactseller to request any additional photos or if there are anyquestions.
Expandeddescription of actual structure:
RagIanCastle lies in the old Welsh border district of Gwent and is one of aseries of fortifications including Monmouth Castle, Tintern Abbey,Chepstow Castle, Caldicot Castle, Caerwent Roman Town and CaerleonRoman Fortress that defines this area of Wales.
Itis not known whether a motte and bailey existed at RagIan when theNormans moved into the area around 1071. The detached Keep-the\"Yellow Tower of Gwent\"-stands on a mound of natural marlwhile the curving line of the courtyard buildings would also seem toindicate previous building on the site. About the year 1174, RagIanwas granted to Walter Bloet whose male heirs held the estate untilthe late 14th century, when, on the death of Sir John Bloet, itpassed to his only daughter, Elizabeth. It was during Elizabeth\'ssecond marriage to William ap Thomas that the Great Keep was built.Ap Thomas, knighted by Henry VI in 1426, saw service in France wherehe was undoubtedly influenced by the local military architectureincorporating such features as prominent machicolations, the polygonalkeep and the double drawbridge into Raglan.
On ap Thomas\' deathin 1445, his son William, a man of considerable influence during theearly years of the reign of Edward IV and a great supporter of theHouse of York during the War of the Roses, built Raglan into itspresent appearance. However, he was not to enjoy his palatial castlefor long; being defeated and subsequently executed, along with hisbrother, for supporting the losing side at the battle of Edgecote inJuly 1469.
In June and July1646, during the English Civil War (1642-1651), Colonel Morganbesieged the castle. When Morgan placed mortar batteries within 60yards of the castle walls, the defenders realized that furtherresistance was futile and surrendered on August 19, 1646, ending thefirst phase of the English Civil War.
The deliberatedestruction of RagIan commenced:
\"The GreatTower, after tedious battering the top thereof with pickaxes, wasundermined, the weight of it propped with the timber whilst the twosides of the six were cut through: the timber being burned it felldown in a lump, and so still remains firmly to this day\".
Raglan, one of thelast castles to have been built in either England or Wales, despitethe tragedy of its destruction during the Civil War, is one of thefinest late-medieval buildings in Britain.
