Rhys and Gwilym ap Tudur seized Conwy Castle on Good Friday 1401 while most of the garrison was attending church, one of the most audacious coups of the Glyndwr revolt. The castle was held briefly and then surrendered on terms. The seizure demonstrated that even Edward I great castles were not invulnerable.
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