Lancastrian resistance in Wales
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Lancastrian resistance in Wales was a prolonged regional campaign during the Wars of the Roses in which supporters of the House of Lancaster, often operating from strongholds like Harlech Castle, continued armed opposition to Yorkist rule.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lancastrian resistance in Wales canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed resistance movement
ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ |
| aimedAt | restoration of Lancastrian monarchy ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
guerrilla warfare
ⓘ
raids on Yorkist-held territories ⓘ siege warfare ⓘ |
| documentedIn | chronicles of the Wars of the Roses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | continued Lancastrian plotting in exile ⓘ |
| hasBelligerent |
Lancastrians
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yorkists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCommanderOpposing |
William Herbert, Earl of Pembroke
GENERATED
ⓘ
Yorkist royal forces in Wales GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasEndPoint | fall of Harlech Castle in 1468 ⓘ |
| hasEthnicComponent | Welsh support for Lancastrian cause ⓘ |
| hasLanguageContext |
English
ⓘ
Welsh ⓘ |
| hasLeader |
Dafydd ap Ieuan ap Einion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jasper Tudor NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhys ap Thomas (later associated Lancastrian in Wales) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLocation | Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMilitaryTactic |
defensive use of rugged terrain
ⓘ
use of castles as bases for raiding ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
consolidation of Yorkist control in Wales
ⓘ
defeat of organized Lancastrian resistance in Wales ⓘ |
| hasParticipant | supporters of the House of Lancaster ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalContext | dynastic conflict between Lancaster and York ⓘ |
| hasReligionContext | Latin Christian England and Wales ⓘ |
| hasStartPoint | after Yorkist victory at the Battle of Towton ⓘ |
| hasStrategicImportance |
access to Irish Sea
ⓘ
control of western approaches to England ⓘ mountain strongholds difficult to besiege ⓘ |
| hasStronghold |
Denbighshire strongholds
ⓘ
Harlech Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ Pembroke Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ Snowdonia region strongholds ⓘ |
| hasTimePeriod |
1460s
ⓘ
15th century ⓘ |
| influenced | later Welsh support for Henry Tudor ⓘ |
| involvesEvent |
French-supported operations from Harlech Castle
ⓘ
Siege of Harlech Castle (1461–1468) NERFINISHED ⓘ Yorkist campaigns in North Wales ⓘ |
| opposedTo | House of York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Wars of the Roses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | early Lancastrian setbacks in England ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
House of Tudor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jasper Tudor, Earl of Pembroke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Welsh gentry sympathetic to Lancaster
ⓘ
local Welsh retainers ⓘ |
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