Conquest of Wales by Edward I of England lands as the lordship of Powys and became known as Owen de la Pole (or "Poole"). Lands retained under direct royal control were organised under the Statute of Rhuddlan of 1284, which declared that they were "annexed and united" to the English crown, although they did not become part of the Kingdom of England. They were the King's personal fief and in 1301, they were bestowed on Edward's son, Edward of Caernarfon (the future Edward II), with the title "Prince of Wales" and thereafter the lands and title became the customary endowment of the heir to the throne. The Statute
Prince of Wales Batteries two new gun emplacements were built on top of Nos. 2 and 3 batteries to accommodate two 9-inch rifled muzzle loader guns. Prince of Wales Batteries The Prince of Wales Batteries were a group of artillery batteries built in Gibraltar between 1859–60 and named after Albert Edward, Prince of Wales (and later King Edward VII), who laid the batteries' foundation stone on 13 May 1859. They stood on the West Side of Gibraltar, facing the sea, and were constructed on top of the former Prince Henry's Battery, built during the Anglo-Spanish War of 1762–3. The batteries were originally intended to