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Event detail for site: Cardiffc. 1403: DestructionThe priory was sacked by the rebel, Owain Glyn Dŵr (d. c. 1416). People associated with this eventOwain Glyn D?r; Owen Glendower; Owain ap Gruffudd Fychan , declared prince of Wales Bibliographical sourcesPrinted sourcesRees, W., 'The priory of Cardiff and other possessions of the abbey of Tewkesbury in Glamorgan,', South Wales and Monmouthshire Record Society 2 (1950) p. 151 Other events in the history of this sitepre 1106: Foundation - Robert fitz Hamon granted the church of St Mary with its eight dependent chapels to Tewkesbury Abbey, to establish a cell for five monks. [2 sources]
1173x83: Rebuilding and re-dedication - The church was rebuilt and re-dedicated to St Mary and St Thomas the Martyr. [1 sources] 1220: Community flees - The community escaped the turbulent conditions in Wales and took refuge at Tewkesbury Abbey. [4 sources] 1233: Administration - The prior of Cardiff returned from Tewkesbury to administer the priory's holdings but the weir on the Taff was leased out for five years. [2 sources] c.1291: Wealth - The priory’s holdings were assessed at £20 for the Taxatio Ecclesiastica. [2 sources] c.1300: Patronage - Patronage of the house was vested in the earls of Gloucester; it then passed to the Despensers and thereafter to the Crown. [1 sources] 1403: Dissolution - The house was dissolved in 1403 although the site may have been abandoned prior to this. [2 sources] c.1403: Destruction - The priory was sacked by the rebel, Owain Glyn Dŵr (d. c. 1416). [1 sources] |
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