The last major Welsh rebellion before Owain Glyndŵr. Madog ap Llywelyn — claiming the title Prince of Wales — led a general uprising that briefly swept English administration from Wales. The Earl of Warwick's English force used a combined arms formation of cavalry and spearmen to crush the Welsh at Maes Moydog. The defeat was so complete it suppressed Welsh resistance for over a century.
Welsh force largely destroyed
Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any location in Britain — drawing on Domesday records, scheduled monuments, Victorian OS maps, geological data and archaeological archives to tell the full story of a place.
Research a location near Powys