* Pembroke Castle is built in Wales.

* October 18 or 19 – John, King of England, dies at Newark Castle, Nottinghamshire ; he is succeeded by his nine-year-old son Henry, with William Marshal, Earl of Pembroke, as regent.

The castle changed hands three times during the English Civil War, and Oliver Cromwell passed through on his way to retaking Chepstow Castle and laying siege to Pembroke Castle in 1648.

Llywelyn destroyed the castles of Narberth and Wiston, burnt the town of Haverfordwest and threatened Pembroke Castle, but agreed to abandon the attack on payment of £ 100.

He was a maternal nephew of David fitzGerald, the Bishop of St David's and a grandson of Gerald de Windsor ( alias FitzWalter ), Constable of Pembroke Castle, and Nest the daughter of Rhys ap Tewdwr.

At Pembroke Castle on 28 January 1457, the Countess gave birth to her only child, Henry Tudor.

William made numerous improvements to his wife's lands, including extensive additions to Pembroke Castle and Chepstow Castle.

With each creation beginning with a new first Earl, the original seat of Pembroke Castle is no longer attached to the title.

This honour was in recognition of the king's great-uncle Jasper Tudor, who had been the Earl of Pembroke in the 15th century, and his own father, Henry VII who was born at Pembroke Castle in January 1457.

* G. T. Clark, The Earls, Earldom and Castle of Pembroke ( Tenby 1880 )

He escaped from Devizes Castle and joined the rebellion of Richard Marshal, 3rd Earl of Pembroke in 1233.

In 1189, Pembroke Castle was acquired by William Marshal.

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.

Pembroke Castle stands on a site that has been occupied since, at least, the Roman period.

Gerald de Windsor, ancestor of the FitzGeralds of Ireland, was constable of Pembroke Castle from 1102.

Although only made from earth and wood, Pembroke Castle resisted several Welsh attacks and sieges over the next 30 years, the castle establishing itself at the heart of the Norman-controlled lands of southwest Wales.

By 1138 King Stephen had given Pembroke Castle to Gilbert de Clare who used it as an important base in the Norman invasion of Ireland.

Pembroke Castle became de Valence's military base for fighting the Welsh princes, during the conquest of North Wales by Edward I between 1277 and 1295.

Pembroke Castle then reverted to Richard II.

Map of Pembroke Castle

Kilkenny Castle () is a castle in Kilkenny, Ireland built in 1195 by William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke to control a fording-point of the River Nore and the junction of several routeways.

The Pembroke Welsh Corgi () is a herding dog breed, which originated in Pembrokeshire, Wales.

Pembroke Dock () is a town in Pembrokeshire, south-west Wales, lying north of Pembroke on the River Cleddau.

The eastern boundary of Concord ( with the town of Pembroke ) is formed by the Soucook River, a tributary of the Merrimack.

Ein is a Pembroke Welsh Corgi, a former lab animal identified as a " data dog " by the scientists who created him.

* 1217 – The Second Battle of Lincoln is fought near Lincoln, England, resulting in the defeat of Prince Louis of France by William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke.

Pembroke College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England.

Pembroke College is home to the first chapel designed by Sir Christopher Wren and is also one of the Cambridge colleges to have educated a British prime minister, William Pitt the Younger.

Pembroke is unusual in having its recreational rooms named as " parlours " rather than the more standard " combination room ".

There are many clubs and societies organised by the students of the college, such as the college's dramatic society the Pembroke Players, which has been made famous by alumni such as Peter Cook, Eric Idle, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Clive James and Bill Oddie and is now in its 50th year.

Pembroke is the only Cambridge college to have a programme for international students to spend a semester ( mid-January to mid-June ) in Cambridge.

Although the canteen food is affectionately known as " Trough ," this is not necessarily an accurate description and catering at Pembroke is generally thought to be quite good.

Pembroke is Cambridge's 2nd Fairtrade College ( after St Catharine's ), and is also committed to serving local produce and sustainable fish where possible.

* 1532 – Lady Anne Boleyn is made Marquess of Pembroke by her fiancé, King Henry VIII of England.

After the Earl of Pembroke, he is the 2nd richest nobleman in England.

* September 1 – Lady Anne Boleyn is created Marquess of Pembroke by her fiancé, King Henry VIII of England.

Situated in " Pembroke " which spans the River Dodder on the south side of the city, it is a three-arch stone bridge and was built in 1791.

Pembroke is an exclusive area and is known to contain very expensive property.

* The earldom of Pembroke, created for Gilbert de Clare, is the first earldom created by the Norman kings within the borders of Wales.

These " tribes " were areas of land partitioned off to the " adventurers " ( investors ) of the Company – Devonshire, Hamilton, Paget, Pembroke, Sandys, Smith's, Southampton and Warwick ( thus far, this usage of the word " tribes " is unique to the Bermuda example ).

1258 ) is an error for the nephew of Henry's half-brother, William de Valence, 1st Earl of Pembroke.