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1110Construction of Aberystwyth Castle
An improved castle was built by the Norman Gilbert de Clare at Aberystwyth replacing an earlier fort.1
1207Aberystwyth Castle demolished
The castle at Aberystwyth was attacked and demolished by Maelgwyn, the brother of the then Lord of Cardinganshire. Maelgwyn had risen up in revolt against his brother and put him in prison.2
1277Aberystwyth Castle rebuilt
Reconstruction of the castle at Aberystwyth was begun by the English during Edward I's conflict with Llewelyn ap Gruffydd.1
1282Aberystwyth Castle damaged
The Welsh attacked and burnt the castle at Aberystwyth and its town.1
1284Rebuilding work at Aberystwyth
Edward I ordered reconstruction work at Aberystwyth Castle after it had been burnt and damaged in an earlier Welsh attack.1
1404Aberystwyth falls to the Welsh
Owen Glendower captured the town of Aberystwyth and its castle after a lengthy blockade.1
1407Prince 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.
1408AutumnAberystwyth 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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  EDWARD (I, King of England 1272-1307)
  Glendower, Owen
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  1. Mike Salter,Castles of South-West Wales,
  2. John Timbs & Alexander Gunn,Abbeys, Castles and Ancient Halls of England & Wales (North),1872
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