During the Lambert Simnel uprising, Rhys ap Thomas conducted operations in south Wales against potential Yorkist sympathisers who might support the pretender. Armed shows of force at strategic points prevented any Welsh gentry from committing to Simnel before his defeat at Stoke Field. Rhys consolidated his dominant position in Wales as the principal Tudor magnate.
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