Harlech held for the Lancastrian cause for seven years after Towton — the last castle in England or Wales still flying Lancastrian colours. Its garrison, under the remarkable Dafydd ap Ieuan ap Einion, inspired the song "Men of Harlech." Margaret of Anjou's half-brother Jasper Tudor used it as a base. When it finally fell to Lord Herbert's army, the surrender ended the Lancastrian military presence in Wales.
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