Historical place archive

Carmarthen in History

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

4 records4 event labels4 people1226–1576

Historical events in Carmarthen

1226

1226
Siege of Carmarthen
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

1456

November 1456
Death of Margaret Beaufort
Margaret Beaufort · House of Tudor

Death of Edmund Tudor, dies of the plague in captivity at Carmarthen the following, leaving a 13-year-old widow who was seven months pregnant with their child

1555

30 March 1555
Ferrars Burned
Mary I · Catholic Restoration

Robert Ferrar is burned as Marian persecution reaches Wales.

1576

26 September 1576
Burial
Walter Devereux · House of Devereux

Burial of Walter Devereux, Carmarthen Castle, Wales

Provenance

About these place records

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