Welsh Rebels
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Rebel-controlled territories during the Welsh Revolt.
Establishment
September 1400: On 16 September 1400, Owain acted, and was proclaimed Prince of Wales by a small band of followers which included his eldest son, his brothers-in-law, and the Dean of St Asaph. This was a revolutionary statement in itself. Owain’s men quickly spread through north-east Wales. On 18 September, the town of Ruthin and De Grey's stronghold of Ruthin Castle were attacked.
September 1400: Denbigh, Rhuddlan, Flint, Hawarden, and Holt conquered by Welsh Rebels.
September 1400: The town of Oswestry was badly damaged by in a raid by Welsh rebel leader Owain Glyndŵr.
September 1400: Owain Glyndŵr, a Welsh rebel leader who led a revolt against English rule, attacked Powis Castle and sacked Welshpool.
September 1400: When Henry of England arrived on Anglesey, he harried the island, burning villages and monasteries including the Llanfaes Friary near Bangor, Gwynedd.
October 1400: By 15 October, Henry of England was back in Shrewsbury where he released some prisoners and two days later at Worcester with little to show for his efforts.
Chronology
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Was a Welsh rebellion led by Owain Glyndŵr against the Kingdom of England during the Late Middle Ages.
January 1402: In 1401, the revolt began to spread. Much of northern and central Wales went over to Owain.
January 1404: In 1403 the Welsh revolt led by Owain expanded into southern and western Wales.
September 1404: Owain captured and garrisoned the great western castles of Harlech and Aberystwyth.
January 1407: English forces landed in Anglesey from Ireland. Over the next year they would gradually push the Welsh back until the resistance in Anglesey formally ended toward the end of 1406.
April 1407: By 1407 this strategy was beginning to bear fruit. In March, 1,000 men from all over Flintshire appeared before the Chief Justitiar of the county and agreed to pay a communal fine for their adherence to Glyndŵr.
August 1407: In July the Earl of Arundel’s north-east Lordship around Oswestry and Clun submitted.
December 1407: In 1407, Aberystwyth Castle surrendered to the forces of King Henry IV of England.
January 1410: Harlech Castle was captured by the forces of King Henry IV of England.
January 1416: By 1415, full English rule was returned to Wales.
Disestablishment
January 1416: By 1415, full English rule was returned to Wales.
