Hawarden Castle was taken by Royalist forces in 1643 and used as a base for operations in north-east Wales and Chester. The castle — site of Dafydd ap Gruffudd's Palm Sunday attack in 1282 — changed hands during the Civil War. Hawarden's position near Chester made it important for controlling the approaches to the city. Parliamentary forces eventually reduced Royalist positions in the Chester area after Rowton Heath in 1645.
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