Llywelyn the Great besieges and captures Cardigan Castle during his great southward campaign exploiting King John crisis with the barons. Cardigan is a vital stronghold controlling the Teifi valley and its fall gives Llywelyn dominance over all of native Wales during the Magna Carta crisis, making him the most powerful prince Wales had seen.
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