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Year Day/Month Title Edward the Confessor (1042 - 1066) 1055  Rebellion of Aelgar of Mercia   1056  Hereford cathedral burnt  Death of Leofgar, bishop of Hereford  Bishop of Hereford   1062 Dec  Harold, earl Wessex, attacked Rhuddlan   1063  Earl Harold invades Wales  Gruffydd ap Llywelyn killed   William the Conqueror (1066 - 1087) 1075  Chepstow Castle passes to the crown   1081  William tours south Wales  Cardiff Castle construction   William Rufus (1087 - 1100) 1093  Cardigan Castle built   Henry I (1100 - 1135) 1100  Construction of Carew Castle   1109  Abduction of Princess Nest   1110  Construction of Aberystwyth Castle   1116  Welsh attack Norman castles   1131  Basingwerk Abbey founded   Stephen (1135 - 1154) 1136  Battle of Crug Mawr   1146  Llansteffan Castle captured   Henry II (1154 - 1189) 1158  Cardiff Castle attack   1164  Foundation of Strata Florida Abbey   1171  Cardiganshire granted to Lord Rhys   1173  Murder of Sitsyllt ap Dwfnwal   1182  Dingstow Castle  Abergavenny Castle attacked   Richard I (1189 - 1199) 1189  William Marshal and Chepstow Castle  John marries Isabella   1190  Kidwelly Castle rebuilt   1192  Llansteffan Castle rebuilt   John (1199 - 1216) 1201  Valle Crucis Abbey founded   1204  William Marshall captures Cilgerran   1207  Aberystwyth Castle demolished   1210  Haverfordwest Castle hosts King John   1211 Jul  Peace with Wales   1215  Llewellyn captures Cilgerran Castle  Llewellyn captures Abervagenny Castle   Henry III (1216 - 1272) 1220  Grosmont Castle building work  Llewelyn raids Pembrokeshire   1222  William the younger retakes his castles   1223  Cilgerran Castle recaptured   1231 Qtr 1  Hubert de Burgh in Wales   1233 Nov  Rout of Henry's army   1245  Bigods take Chepstow Castle   1255  Llewelyn rules North Wales   1256 Sep  The Welsh invade the coastal plains   1257  Henry and Edward reclaim the Lost Territories   1258 Mar  Llewelyn becomes 'Prince of Wales'   1260  Tenby Castle attacked   1267  Treaty of Shrewsbury   1268  Caerphilly Castle construction   1270  Caerphilly Castle attacked   Edward I (1272 - 1307) 1275  Revolt of Llewelyn of Wales   1276  Edward's war with the Welsh begins   1277  Aberystwyth Castle rebuilt Jun  Feudal levies Jul  Construction of Flint Castle begun Jul  Edward reaches Worcester Aug  Reconstruction of Rhuddlan Castle begun   1278 Oct 13  Llewelyn marries Eleanor   1282  Construction of Denbigh Castle  Aberystwyth Castle damaged Mar  Hawarden Castle captured by the Welsh Mar 97  Another Welsh Uprising Aug  Feudal levy gather at Rhuddlan Nov 6  English defeated Dec 11  Llewelyn killed   1283  Construction of Caernarvon Castle  Dolwyddelan Castle captured  Construction of Conway Castle begun Mar  Castle Criccieth captured Jun  David of Wales captured Oct 3  David ap Gruffydd is executed   1284  Rebuilding work at Aberystwyth   1290 Nov 28  Eleanor of Castile dies Dec  The 'Eleanor Crosses'   1291  Licence to crenelate at Stokesay   1294 Qtr 3  Caernarfon Castle attacked Oct 30  A Welsh rebellion   1295 Jan  Edward besieged at Conway Apr  Edward occupies Anglesey   Edward II (1307 - 1327) 1321 Qtr 1  Despenser and the Marcher Lords   Henry IV (1399 - 1413) 1399 Aug  Richard is captured Sep  Bolingbroke accepted by Parliament   1400 Aug  Glendower's revolt starts Sep  Glendower proclaimed Prince of Wales Oct  Henry fights back against Glendower   1401  Hotspur takes control in North Wales Jun  Hotspur resigns   1402  Henry IV assembles an army Jun 22  Battle of Pilleth   1403  Prince Henry in command  Abergavenny attacked by Glendower  Llansteffan Castle attacked by Glendower  Kidwelly Castle attacked   1404  Aberystwyth falls to the Welsh  Harlech Castle siege  Cardiff sacked by Glendower May  Glendower's Parliament   1405 Feb  Glendower's agreement Spring  Battles of Grosmont and Usk   1407  Harlech Castle siege  Prince Henry besieges Aberystwyth   1408 Autumn  Aberystwyth falls to Henry   1409 Mar  Harlech falls to the English   Henry VI (1422 - 1461) 1437 Qtr 2  Owen Tudor is captured   1438 Qtr 1  Owen Tudor escapes   1439 Jul  Owen Tudor is pardoned   Henry VII (1485 - 1509) 1507  Carew Castle hosts a celebration   Other 1637  Coins minted at Aberystwyth Castle   1644 Feb  Haverfordwest Castle falls   1648  Destruction of Haverfordwest Castle

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