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Wales: Resistance, Conquest and Rebellion c.1240-1415

The princes of Gwynedd and the road to 1282

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  • A2 Unit 3

Overview

Three principal native Welsh kingdoms, treaty of Woodstock and treaty of Aberconwy.

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Why did Gwynedd weaken after 1240, what were the native kingdoms, and what brought Llywelyn ap Gruffudd into conflict with Edward I?

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When did Llywelyn the Great die, and what did he leave behind?

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Why did Llywelyn the Great's death weaken Gwynedd?

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  1. 1

    When did Llywelyn the Great die, and what did he leave behind?

    Model answer

    In 1240, leaving a dominant position in Wales that his heirs could not hold together.

  2. 2

    Why did Llywelyn the Great's death weaken Gwynedd?

    Model answer

    Welsh partible inheritance and the rivalry between his sons Dafydd and Gruffudd allowed Henry III to intervene and reduce the principality.

  3. 3

    Name the three principal native Welsh kingdoms.

    Model answer

    Gwynedd in the north-west, Powys in the centre, and Deheubarth in the south-west.

  4. 4

    What was the Treaty of Woodstock, and in what year?

    Model answer

    The 1247 settlement after Dafydd's death, by which Gwynedd was divided between Llywelyn ap Gruffudd and his brother Owain and reduced to the land west of the Conwy.

  5. 5

    How did Llywelyn ap Gruffudd rebuild Gwynedd's power?

    Model answer

    He defeated his brothers at Bryn Derwin in 1255 and then expanded eastwards, taking Perfeddwlad and forcing other Welsh rulers to acknowledge him.

  6. 6

    What title did Llywelyn ap Gruffudd assume, and when?

    Model answer

    Prince of Wales, from about 1258.

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