Glyndwr forces besiege and temporarily capture the town of Beaumaris on Anglesey in 1403, isolating the great concentric castle built by Edward I. The castle itself holds but the loss of the town and Anglesey supply base seriously disrupts English control of north Wales. The action comes amid a general collapse of English authority across Wales.
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