Deheubarth

Deheubarth was a group of south Welsh realms whose rulers were based at Dinefwr. By 1337 its lands were under English rule, following the rebellion of 1282 and Edward I’s Statute of Rhuddlan in 1284.

A descendant of its rulers, Rhys ap Thomas, inherited estates in 1474. In 1485 he joined Henry Tudor and fought at Bosworth; rewarded with lands and offices, he celebrated his admission to the Order of the Garter with a tournament at Carew Castle in 1507. The Welsh laws of 1535 and 1542 later incorporated Wales into England.