Historical place archive

Cardiff in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Cardiff in England. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

2 records2 event labels2 people1105–1266

Historical events in Cardiff

1105

1105
Arrest of Robert III Curthose
Henry I · Norman Invasion Wars

Keeps Rober Curthose arrested for the remaining 28 yrs of his life in Cardiff Castle

1266

8 September 1266
Arrest of Gruffydd ap Rhys
Gilbert de Clare · England War

Captures Gruffydd ap Rhys & imprisons him in Cardiff

Provenance

About these place records

These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match England and Cardiff. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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