Dafydd ap Gruffudd launches the 1282 war with a surprise night attack on Hawarden Castle on Palm Sunday night, killing the constable Roger de Clifford and triggering the second Welsh war that leads to Llywelyn ap Gruffudd death. The attack is planned in secret and coordinated with uprisings elsewhere in Wales including Aberystwyth.
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