First to go were Brecon and Pembroke, followed by Glamorgan. Before the end of the 11th century Norman presences were established in west Wales thanks to their special weapon, the castle.

Among its most iconic landmarks are York Castle (built after the 11th-century Norman conquest), the spectacular Gothic cathedral of York Minster, and the city walls, the oldest parts of which date ...

The Domesday survey and Domesday Book have generally been seen as the culmination of the Norman Conquest ... were not doing by the end of the 12th century. Bordars are a bit more problematic.

First to go were Brecon and Pembroke, followed by Glamorgan. Before the end of the 11th century Norman presences were established in west Wales thanks to their special weapon, the castle.