Abergavenny, one of the key Marcher lordship centres in south-east Wales, was ravaged by Glyndwr forces in 1403. The town had a violent history — William de Braose had massacred Welsh chieftains at a feast at Abergavenny Castle in 1175, earning it the name 'the castle of the skull.' Glyndwr's forces devastated the surrounding lordship. The attack demonstrated that south-east Wales, previously resistant to the rebellion, was falling under Welsh control.
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