Vol 1: The Bluets - Lackham Countryside Centre

The Bluets 84
In 1274 the Welsh leader, Prince 362 Llywelyn ap Gruffudd had refused
to pay homage to Edward I and, indeed, had tried to marry the daughter
of the (very) deceased Simon de Montfort. It is possible that this
threatened to re-ignite the recent civil war and in 1276 Edward marched
an army into Gwynedd and forced Llewellyn‘s submission in the Treaty of
Aberconway. But then
In 1282 the Welsh, chaffing under English overlordship,
rebelled. Limited outbreaks of resistance become a united
uprising. This was eventually led by Llywelyn himself, who
captured key castles and defeated the royal army. Edward
responded by leading an even greater host into Wales. 363
In July of 1282 William Bluet was summoned to appear at the King‘s
Council that was held in Gloucester 364 before the multi- front English
campaign which ended the rebellion and killed Llywelyn. This did not end
all rebellion in Wales, there were sporadic uprisings until the early 1300‘s.
For example the lord of Dryslwyn in Carmarthenshire, Rhys ap Maredudd,
had
taken such exception to the humiliations heaped on him by [the
English Justiciar 365 ] at Carmarthen that he rose in rebellion in
June 1287 366
This rebellion was serious enough that the army was summoned -
William had to
appear with horse and arms at a Military Council to be held
at Gloucester before Edmund, Earl of Cornwall 367
362
Llewellyn had been officially granted his self-assumed title Prince of the
Welsh‘ when he swore fealty to Henry III, and signed the Treaty of
Montgomery, in 1267 [Morris, M (2008) A Great and Terrible King : Edward I
and the Forging of Britain p132]
363
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/state/nations/wales_conquest_05.shtml
364
Pulgrave, F (ed) (1827) Parlimentary writs and Writs of Military Summons vol 1
p332
365
Robert Tibetot
366
Jenkins, GH (2006) A Concise History of Wales Cambridge p107
367
Pulgrave, F (ed) (1827) The Parliamentary Writs and Writs of Military