Plantagenet Timeline
The Plantagenet House came to the English throne in 1154. This period was marked by the continuing Welsh and English invasions which came to an end in 1283, with the execution of Prince David in Shrewsbury, the last of the native line of Princes of Wales.
1120 - 1241
1120 - 1241
Henry III instructed the building of the Town Walls
1189
1189
King Richard I, the Lionheart, gave Shrewsbury it's oldest surviving Charter, allowing the town to collect dues, elect officials, set up guilds and hold markets
1215
1215
Llewelyn the Great of Wales took control of Shrewsbury from King John, and held it for three months. As a result, new stone town walls were built.
1260
1283
1283
King Edward I invited commoners to sit at his parliament, signalling the birth of the House of Commons. Prince David, grandson of Llewelyn the Great, was tried as a traitor and murderer, and was dragged through Shrewsbury behind a horse before being hung and quartered at High Cross on Pride Hill. This signalled the end of the Welsh Border Wars
1284
1284
King Edward I defeated the Welsh from his base in Shrewsbury, naming his son the first English 'Prince of Wales'
1349
1349
Shrewsbury was devastated by The Black Death, which reached the town in the spring of 1349
1379
1379
The men of Shropshire forward a complaint to parliament of the felonies committed by the men of neighbouring Cheshire and the Welsh Marches, and that Shrewsbury Castle was in such a state of disrepair there was no place to house the offenders.
1379
1379
Welshmen are forbidden from purchasing land within Shropshire, save for certain conditions.
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