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The town was the site of a small [[Roman Britain|Roman]] fort, [[Blestium]], and became established after the [[Normans]] built a [[Monmouth Castle|castle]] here after 1067. Its [[mediæval]] [[Monnow Bridge|stone gated bridge]] is the only one of its type remaining in Britain. The castle later came into the possession of the [[House of Lancaster]], and was the birthplace of King [[Henry V of England|Henry V]] in 1387. In 1536, it became the county town of [[Monmouthshire (historic)|Monmouthshire]].

 

[[St Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Monmouth|St Mary's Roman Catholic Church]] was the first [[Catholicism|Catholic]] church to be built in Wales after the [[Reformation]], and its construction followed the [[Papists Act 1778|relaxation of laws against Catholics]] in 1778. The building was extended on several occasions in the 19th century.<ref name=mcs>Monmouth Civic Society, ''Monmouth Heritage Blue Plaque Trail'', n.d.</ref> [[Monmouth Methodist Church]] is noted for both its exterior and interior architectural features.<ref name=newman/> The [[Monmouth Baptist Church|Baptist Church]] was founded in 1818, though the current church was not constructed until 1907.<ref>[http://www.monmouthbaptistchurch.co.uk/history.htm Monmouth Baptist Church: History]. Accessed 11 January 2012</ref> There is a Christian Fellowship church at Wyesham.<ref>[http://www.monmouthchurchestogether.org.uk/index.php?page=wyesham-christian-fellowship Wyesham Christian Fellowship]. Accessed 11 January 2012</ref>

 

==Culture and regular events==

 

==Notable people==

People associated with Monmouth include [[Geoffrey of Monmouth]], the [[Oxford]]-based cleric, born in about 1100 and believed to be originally from the area, who wrote ''[[Historia Regum Britanniae]]'', the "History of British Kings".<ref>Chris Given-Wilson, ''Chronicles. The Writing of History in Mediæval England''. London, Palgrave Macmillan, 204, p.3.</ref> [[Gilbert de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford|Gilbert de Clare]], [[Gilbert de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford|Earl of Hertford]] and Guardian of England, died at the castle in 1295,<ref>Gilbert de Clare, 8th earl of Gloucester. In ''Encyclopædia Britannica''. Retrieved 21 November 2009, from ''Encyclopædia Britannica Online''</ref> and King [[Edward II of England|Edward II]] was briefly imprisoned there in 1326.<ref name="Mary Saaler 1997, p. 134"/> The future [[Henry V of England|Henry V]], the victor at the [[battle of Agincourt]] in 1415, was born in the castle in 1387.<ref>J. Endell Tyler, ''Henry of Monmouth: Memoirs of the Life and Character of Henry the Fifth'', 2 vols., London, Richard Bentley Publishers, 1838.</ref> [[Philip Evans and John Lloyd|Philip Evans]], [[Jesuit]] priest and [[martyr]], was born in the town in 1645.<ref name="Philip Evans">{{cite web|url=http://www.liturgyoffice.org.uk/Calendar/National/Wales2.shtml|title=Liturgy Office of Wales|accessdate=20 November 2009}}</ref>

 

[[Rockfield Studios]], situated just outside the town, are where the band [[Queen (band)|Queen]] recorded parts of their hit single "[[Bohemian Rhapsody]]" in 1975, and where [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]] recorded their multi-million selling album ''[[(What's the Story) Morning Glory?]]'' in 1995. Musician [[Dave Edmunds]], a "permanent fixture" at Rockfield Studios for twenty years, lives in the town.<ref name="Dave Edmunds">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/southeast/halloffame/showbiz/dave_edmunds.shtml|title=Dave Edmunds in Monmouth|accessdate=19 November 2009}}</ref> Other former or current residents of the area have included poet and singer-songwriter [[Jake Thackray]], historian and TV presenter Professor [[Saul David]],<ref name="Saul David">{{cite web|url=http://www.sauldavid.co.uk/Biography.htm |title=Saul David in Monmouth|accessdate=19 November 2009}}</ref> and astrologer [[Russell Grant]].

 

{{wide image|MonmouthfromKymin.jpg|1200px|alt=View of Monmouth from Kymin|View westwards over Monmouth from [[The Kymin]]}}