The Temple of Mithras is one example of the popularity of mystery religions amongst the rich urban classes and temples to Mithras also exist in military contexts at Vindobala on Hadrian's Wall ( the Rudchester Mithraeum ) and at Segontium in Roman Wales ( the Caernarfon Mithraeum ).

* July 1 – Charles, Prince of Wales, is invested with his title at Caernarfon.

* Construction of Caernarfon Castle, Conwy Castle, and Harlech Castle is begun in Wales by King Edward I of England as a system of defenses against possible future Welsh uprisings.

The tradition of investing the heir-apparent of the monarch with the title of " Prince of Wales " is usually considered to have begun in 1301, when King Edward I of England invested his son Edward Caernarfon with the title at a Parliament held in Lincoln.

Caernarfon (; ) is a Royal town, community and port in Gwynedd, Wales, with a population of 9, 611.

The city of Bangor is to the northeast, while Snowdonia fringes Caernarfon to the east and southeast.

Caernarfon is the county town of the historic county of Caernarfonshire.

It is best known for the great stone-built Caernarfon Castle, built by Edward I, King of England and consequently sometimes seen as a symbol of English domination.

Caernarfon is situated on the Eastern bank of the Menai Strait facing the Isle of Anglesey.

Caernarfon is situated South West of Bangor, North of Porthmadog and approximately east of Llanberis and Snowdonia National Park.

Caernarfon is home to numerous guest houses, inns and pubs, hotels, restaurants and shops.

The oldest public house in Caernarfon is the Black Boy Inn, which remained in the same family for over 40 years until sold in 2003 to a local independent family business.

Caernarfon is now part of the Arfon constituency for both the UK Parliament and the Welsh Assembly.

The word " Cofi " () is also used locally in Caernarfon to describe the local Welsh dialect, notable for a number of words not in use elsewhere.

The new Caernarfon railway station in St. Helen's Road is the northern terminus of the narrow gauge Welsh Highland Railway.

Caernarfon Airport is to the south west, and offers pleasure flights and an aviation museum.

There is a rugby union club, Clwb Rygbi Caernarfon, who play in Division One North of the Swalec League.

The Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum is located in Caernarfon, Wales, and the official headquarters are at Wrexham.

Elen ( known in Welsh tradition as Elen Luyddog ( Helen of the Hosts ); also known as Saint Helen of Caernarfon ) was a late 4th-century founder of churches in Wales who is remembered as a saint.

She is patron of Llanelan in West Gower and of the church at Penisa ' r-waun near Caernarfon, where her feast day is May 22.

She is said to have ordered the making of Sarn Helen, the great Roman road running from Caernarfon to south Wales via Dolgellau, Pennal and Bremia ( Llanddewi Brefi ).

Although Pembroke Castle is a Norman-style enclosure castle with Great Keep, it can be more accurately described as a linear fortification because, like the later 13th-century castles at Caernarfon and Conwy, it was built on a rock promontory surrounded by water.

For example the return fare from Porthmadog to Blaenau Ffestiniog on the 13-mile Festiniog railway is some £ 17. 95 and between Caernarfon to Beddgelert £ 22. 00 on the Welsh Highland Railway.

Edward II ( 25 April 1284 – 21 September 1327 ), also called Edward of Caernarfon, was King of England from 1307 until he was deposed by his wife Isabella in January 1327.

Preserving the broader landscapes of the past also rose in importance, reflected in the decision by the UNESCO World Heritage Site programme to internationally recognise several British castles including Beaumaris, Caernarfon, Conwy, Harlech, Durham and the Tower of London as deserving of special international cultural significance in the 1980s.

Master James of Saint George ( c. 1230 – 1309 ), also known as Jacques de Saint-Georges d ' Espéranche, was an architect from Savoy responsible for designing many of Edward I's castles, including Conwy, Harlech and Caernarfon ( all begun in 1283 ) and Beaumaris in Anglesey ( begun 1295 ).

The Control Office is also responsible for the Train Operation on the Welsh Highland Railway and it also regulates trains from the Welsh Highland Railway Limited, when they require access to the main Caernarfon to Porthmadog line.

A revival in the latter half of the 1987 – 88 campaign lifted Caernarfon up to third place and they also reached the semi-final of the Welsh Cup before losing out ( on a 2 – 1 aggregate ) to.

Entering the strait at the Caernarfon end is also hazardous because of the frequently shifting sand banks that make up Caernarfon bar.

She attended Ysgol Dyffryn Nantlle in Penygroes, near Caernarfon, and also attended Bangor Normal College.

He represented Caernarfon in the House of Commons and was also a court official.

He also ran a bookshop in Caernarfon, wrote a column for the Western Mail, and edited Lol !, a satirical magazine.

S4C has an administrative office in Caernarfon, where a cluster of independent production companies are also based or partly based including Rondo Media, Cwmni Da, Antena, Owain Roberts Animations and Tinopolis.

Filming of Casualty @ Holby City episodes is usually divided between Casualty < nowiki >'</ nowiki > s Bristol set, and Holby City Elstree studios, although a large proportion of the Christmas 2005 crossover was also filmed on location in a road tunnel in Caernarfon, Wales.

He was also Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire between 1801 and 1812, Constable of Caernarfon Castle, Ranger of the Forest of Snowdon, Steward of Bardney, and Vice-Admiral of North Wales.

A court ruling in 1995 allowed the remaining four clubs to return to Wales to play their home matches while still remaining within the English system ; despite this victory, Caernarfon Town decided to join the League of Wales.

Gruffydd died at his home in Bangor Road, Caernarfon, on 29 September 1954.

In 1911, David Lloyd George, then Member of Parliament for Caernarfon boroughs, which included various towns from Llŷn to Conwy, agreed to the British Royal family's idea of holding the investiture of the Prince of Wales at Caernarfon Castle.

His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Royal Welsh Fusiliers Museum in Caernarfon Castle, Gwynedd, Wales.

His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum at Caernarfon Castle.

His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum ( Caernarfon Castle, Gwynedd, Wales ).

His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum, Caernarfon Castle, Gwynedd, Wales.

His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum, Caernarfon Castle, Gwynedd, Wales.

His VC is now on display at the Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum, Caernarfon Castle, Caernarfon, Wales.

His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum in Caernarfon Castle, Gwynedd, Wales.

His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum at Caernarfon Castle, Gwynedd, Wales.

His Victoria Cross is displayed in the Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum in Caernarfon Castle.