Welsh Wars

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military conflict series of wars

The Welsh Wars were a series of late 13th-century military campaigns in which England conquered and annexed the independent principalities of Wales, leading to their incorporation into the English crown.

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Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form	Occurrences
Conquest of Wales by Edward I	1
Edwardian conquest of Wales	1
Edwardian settlement of Wales	1
First War of Welsh Independence (1276–1277)	1
Norman conquest of Wales	1
Welsh campaigns of Edward I	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military conflict ⓘ series of wars ⓘ
aftermath	construction of a ring of royal castles in Wales ⓘ imposition of English law in much of Wales ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Welsh Wars ⓘ surface form: Conquest of Wales by Edward I
associatedWith	Edwardian castles in Wales ⓘ
category	13th-century conflicts ⓘ Wars involving England ⓘ Wars involving Wales ⓘ
cause	English attempts to assert overlordship over Wales ⓘ conflict over feudal obligations and homage ⓘ
chronology	First War 1276–1277 ⓘ Second War 1282–1283 ⓘ
conflictBetween	Kingdom of England ⓘ Welsh principalities ⓘ
consequence	end of independent native Welsh rule ⓘ incorporation of Wales into the English crown ⓘ
endDate	1283 ⓘ
hasPart	Welsh Wars self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: First War of Welsh Independence (1276–1277) Second War 1282–1283 ⓘ surface form: Second War of Welsh Independence (1282–1283)
historicalPeriod	late 13th century ⓘ
ledBy	Edward I of England ⓘ
legalFollowUp	Welsh Wars self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Edwardian settlement of Wales Statute of Rhuddlan ⓘ
location	Wales ⓘ
mainBelligerent	Dafydd ap Gruffudd ⓘ Edward I of England ⓘ Llywelyn ap Gruffudd ⓘ
militaryTechnology	castle warfare ⓘ siege warfare ⓘ
opponent	Welsh principalities ⓘ surface form: Principality of Gwynedd other Welsh principalities ⓘ
opposedBy	Dafydd ap Gruffudd ⓘ Llywelyn ap Gruffudd ⓘ
partOf	English expansion into Wales ⓘ medieval Anglo-Welsh conflicts ⓘ
regionAffected	Gwynedd ⓘ Snowdonia ⓘ North Wales ⓘ surface form: north Wales West Wales ⓘ surface form: west Wales
relatedEvent	capture and execution of Dafydd ap Gruffudd in 1283 ⓘ death of Llywelyn ap Gruffudd in 1282 ⓘ
result	English victory ⓘ annexation of Welsh principalities ⓘ conquest of Wales by England ⓘ
significance	established English royal administration in Wales ⓘ foundation for later Laws in Wales Acts ⓘ
startDate	1276 ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Welsh Wars → alsoKnownAs → Welsh Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Conquest of Wales by Edward I

Conwy Castle → builtDuring → Welsh Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Edwardian conquest of Wales

Longshanks → conflict → Welsh Wars ⓘ

Welsh Wars → hasPart → Welsh Wars self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: First War of Welsh Independence (1276–1277)

Welsh Wars → legalFollowUp → Welsh Wars self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Edwardian settlement of Wales

Edward I of England → militaryConflict → Welsh Wars ⓘ

Edmund Crouchback, 1st Earl of Lancaster → participatedIn → Welsh Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Welsh campaigns of Edward I

Pembroke Castle → usedDuring → Welsh Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Norman conquest of Wales