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Execution of Dafydd ap Gruffydd
On 3 October 1283, the Welsh noble Dafydd ap Gruffydd was sentenced to death for treason by an English court in Shrewsbury and executed by the standa…
Timeline
- 1283Snowdonia · GwyneddAfter Llywelyn was killed in battle, Dafydd continued stubborn resistance in the Welsh mountains; in June 1283 he was betrayed by a defected Welsh noble in the mountains of Gwynedd, fell into English hands, and was promptly taken south.
- 1283Shrewsbury · ShropshireDafydd was tried for treason and sentenced to death at Shrewsbury, a landmark event in which the Kingdom of England dealt with the highest-ranking Welsh resister through formal judicial process, bringing the independent Welsh regime to a complete end.
Sources
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: Dafydd ap Gruffydd https://www.oxforddnb.com/
- Edward I and the Conquest of Wales — J. Beverley Smith (1998)