Historical place archive

Cardigan in History

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

3 records3 event labels2 people1226–1469

Historical events in Cardigan

1226

1226
Justiciar
William Marshal · House of Marshal

Hugh de Lacy attacks Williams and the King's lands in Ireland, William is appointed Justiciar of Ireland, and manages to subdue Hugh

1226
Siege of Cardigan
William Marshal · House of Marshal

Ordered to surrender the custody of the royal castles of Cardigan and Carmarthen, that he had captured from Llywelyn, to the crown

1469

1469
Capture of Cardigan
Richard III · England War

Richard retakes the rebel strongholds of Carmarthen & Cardigan

Provenance

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match England and Cardigan. 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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