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1110		Construction of Aberystwyth Castle
		An improved castle was built by the Norman Gilbert de Clare at Aberystwyth replacing an earlier fort.¹
1207		Aberystwyth Castle demolished
		The castle at Aberystwyth was attacked and demolished by Maelgwyn, the brother of the then Lord of Cardiganshire. Maelgwyn had risen up in revolt against his brother and put him in prison.²
1277		Aberystwyth Castle rebuilt
		Reconstruction of the castle at Aberystwyth was begun by the English during Edward I's conflict with Llewelyn ap Gruffydd.¹
1282		Aberystwyth Castle damaged
		The Welsh attacked and burnt the castle at Aberystwyth and its town.¹
1284		Rebuilding work at Aberystwyth
		Edward I ordered reconstruction work at Aberystwyth Castle after it had been burnt and damaged in an earlier Welsh attack.¹
1404		Aberystwyth falls to the Welsh
		Owen Glendower captured the town of Aberystwyth and its castle after a lengthy blockade.¹
1407		Prince Henry besieges Aberystwyth
		Prince Henry laid siege to the castle at Aberystwyth in an attempt to remove the Welsh who had captured it in 1404.
1408	Autumn	Aberystwyth falls to Henry
		The Welsh surrender the castle at Aberyswyth. They had held out for a year. Prince Henry had tried destroying the castle with canons but had no success.

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