After King Henry II's death in 1189, Lord Rhys resumed aggressive campaigning against Norman castles in his territory. He captured Kidwelly Castle — the site where Princess Gwenllian had been killed half a century earlier. Rhys's late campaigns after Henry's death were among his most successful militarily, though they strained relations with the new king Richard I and John.
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