The tragic 19 August 1284
On 19 August 1284 Edward I and Eleanor of Castile were at the emerging castle of Caernarfon, doubtless celebrating the tenth anniversary of their splendid coronation. Everything was as good as it could possibly be. They had returned to England as triumphant crusaders and had emphatically added to their laurels by the conquest of Wales. They had just celebrated that victory with a marvellous tournament with Arthurian overtones at Nefyn, and explored the Lleyn peninsula. Go
