Llywelyn ap Gruffydd's Resistance (1277)

Name: Llywelyn ap Gruffydd's Resistance (1277)
Start: 1277

Type Event Region Wales Time 1277

In 1277 Llywelyn ap Gruffydd, Prince of Wales, refused to perform homage to Edward I at Easter and was suspected of sheltering Welshmen who had kille…

Timeline

1277Caernarfon · WalesLlywelyn failed to perform homage to Edward I at Easter as custom required, and incidents such as the killing of English officials on Welsh soil inflamed relations; Edward therefore deemed him a rebel and decided to take up arms.
1277Snowdonia mountains · WalesLlywelyn withdrew into the mountain strongholds of Snowdonia to resist, but his brother Dafydd ap Gruffydd and other vassals defected to England; his eastern Welsh lands quickly fell, and the naval blockade cut off foreign aid.
1277Aberconwy · WalesAfter total military and diplomatic defeat, Llywelyn signed a humiliating treaty at Aberconwy, acknowledging English overlordship and paying a huge indemnity; eastern Welsh territory was ceded, leaving only the Principality of Snowdonia.

Sources

Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: Llywelyn ap Gruffudd (2004) https://www.oxforddnb.com/
The Age of Conquest: Wales 1063-1415 — R. R. Davies (2000)