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GCSE History · key term
Edward I’s settlement of 1284, which organised Welsh territory under direct royal control into six shire counties and introduced English-style administration and law, while retaining some Welsh legal practices.
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Paper 2
Revise: Invasion of WalesThe Statute of Rhuddlan of 1284 established arrangements for the Welsh lands Edward retained under direct royal control. These lands were annexed to the English Crown, but they did not yet become part of the Kingdom of England.
Distinguish the settlements: the Treaty of Aberconwy (1277) reduced Llywelyn’s power; the Statute of Rhuddlan (1284) organised royal government after conquest.
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