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Welsh archers play a key part in the victory of King Henry V of England over a much larger French army at the Battle of Agincourt; [139] some Welsh combatants fight on the French side. [140] 1417 30 April Owain Glyndŵr's son, Maredudd ab Owain Glyndŵr, declines the offer of a pardon from King Henry V for both himself and his father. [141] 1421
The earliest known item of human remains discovered in modern-day Wales is a Neanderthal jawbone, found at the Bontnewydd Palaeolithic site in the valley of the River Elwy in North Wales; it dates from about 230,000 years before present (BP) in the Lower Palaeolithic period, [1] and from then, there have been skeletal remains found of the Paleolithic Age man in multiple regions of Wales ...
The timeline of Cardiff history shows the significant events in the history of Cardiff which transformed it from a small Roman fort into the modern capital city of Wales. The word Caerdyf has its origins in post-Roman Brythonic words meaning "the fort of the Taff". The fort probably refers to that established by the Romans.
December – Llywelyn captures the south Wales castles of Carmarthen, Kidwelly, Llanstephan, Cardigan and Cilgerran. Reginald de Braose, marries Gwladus Ddu. 1216 19 October – The death of King John of England and the accession of his son as Henry III relieve political tensions between England and Wales.
The modern history of Wales starts in 1800 and continues until the present day. In the 19th century, South Wales became heavily industrialised with ironworks; this, along with the spread of coal mining to the Cynon and Rhondda valleys from the 1840s, led to an increase in population. The social effects of industrialisation resulted in armed ...
June - Henry, Prince of Wales, lays siege to Aberystwyth Castle. [11] 4 October - The Pope appoints Henry Chichele Bishop of St David's. [12] 1408 Adam of Usk returns to Wales from continental exile, seeking the patronage of Owain Glyndŵr. [13] 1409 Harlech Castle is captured by Henry of Monmouth.
Construction of Hendre'r Ywydd Uchaf farmhouse, now an exhibit at St Fagans National History Museum. 1509 21 April - Following his father's death, the Prince of Wales becomes King Henry VIII of England. 11 June - The new King, Henry VIII, marries the Dowager Princess of Wales, Catherine of Aragon, at Greenwich. [8]
– The Valiant Welshman, or the true Chronicle History of the Life and Valiant Deedes of Caradoc the Great, King of Cambria, now called Wales. As it hath beene sundry times acted by the Prince of Wales his Servants [53] 1616 Rhosier Smyth – Gorsedd y Byd [54] 1618 Ben Jonson – For the Honour of Wales (masque, first performed 17 February ...