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History- timeline
The Aberystwyth Castle
- 1277 - Edward the first tries building a castle
- 1277-1282 - local welsh-nationalist hippies take apart the
castle in a form of "direct action" protest.
- 1282 - castle rebuilt
- 1404 - Prince Owain Glyndwr captures the Aberystwyth castle.
- 1649 - Oliver Cromwell blows up the Aberystwyth castle.
- 1700's - remnants of castle pillaged to build homes for
revolutionaries.
- present - castle used for crazy golf and as a public toilet.
The Seafront Hotel / Campus
- 1873 - Owner of "The de Sousa Seafront Hotel", Vasco Phillip de Sousa, reported missing.
- 1874 - "The de Sousa Seafront Hotel" closes down do to lack of business.
- 1875 - "The de Sousa Seafront Hotel" bought cheap by Dragon Polytechnic.
- 1875 - Becomes University Seafront Campus.
- 1959 - Voices heard from University Seafront Campus.
- 1961 - Rescue Party sent to discover ghost/save unfortunate.
- 1970 - de Sousa found locked in attic, asks for hotel back.
- 1971 - de Sousa consents to conversion of hotel to Student Seafront Housing.
- 1998 - Suriving members of Rescue Party finally find their way out.
- 1999 - Student Seafront Housing burns down, insurance prices soar.
- 1999 - de Sousa jumps out the window, declared oldest Welshman alive.
- 2001 - de Sousa becomes one of Dragon Polytechnic's youngest mature students.
Other History, Dates and Significance Unknown
- The Coliseum theatre goes bust, turned into a museum which exhibits poo.
- King Arthur's pretender "defeats" English students in fatal
pub fight.
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