:Trecastell
{{for|the hamlet in the community of Beaumaris, Anglesey|Tre-Castell}}
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| country = Wales
| welsh_name =
| official_name = Trecastell
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| coordinates = {{coord|53.206662|-4.495228|region:GB|display=inline,title}}
| cardiff_distance_mi = 131
| london_distance_mi = 218
| unitary_wales = Anglesey
| community_wales = Aberffraw
| lieutenancy_wales = Gwynedd
| constituency_welsh_assembly = Ynys Môn
| constituency_westminster = Ynys Môn
| post_town = TŶ CROES
| postcode_district = LL63
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| dial_code =
| os_grid_reference = SH 3345 7064
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Trecastell is a farm and historical site in the community of Aberffraw, Anglesey, Wales.
History
Llywelyn the Great, Prince of the Kingdom of Gwynedd, granted lands around Trecastell to Ednyfed Fychan.{{sfn | Beverley Smith| 2014| p=217}} During the 14th century, Trecastell was the home of Tudur ap Goronwy, one of Ednyfed's descendants. He was a knight in the service of King Edward III of England, and a royal officer for Anglesey.{{sfn | Griffiths|Thomas| 1985| p=18}} He was also the namesake of the Royal house of his descendants; the House of Tudor.{{cite web|title=A royal dynasty|date=5 August 2008|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/history/sites/themes/periods/tudors_02.shtml|publisher=BBC Wales|access-date=21 April 2016}}
See also
Notes
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References
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- {{cite book|last1=Beverley Smith|first1=J|title=Llywelyn ap Gruffudd : Prince of Wales|date=2014|publisher=University of Wales Press|location=Cardiff|isbn=978-1-78316-007-5 }}
- {{cite book|last1=Griffiths|first1=Ralph Alan|last2=Thomas|first2=Roger S.|title=The Making of the Tudor Dynasty|date=1985|publisher=St. Martin's Press|location=New York|isbn=978-0-31250-745-9|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/makingoftudord00grif}}
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