Death of Henry II. 1197. Death of the Lord Rees. (_c_) 1194–1240. _The reign of Llywelyn the Great_. 1194–1201. Securing the crown of Gwynedd. 1201–1208. Alliance with King John. 1208–1212. War with John. 1212–1218. Alliance with barons of Magna Carta. 1218–1226. Struggle with the Marshalls of Pembroke. 1226–1240. Unity of Wales: alliance with Marshalls. (_d_) 1240–1284. _The Wars of Independence_. 1241. David II. does homage to Henry III. 1244. Death of Griffith, in trying to escape from the Tower of London. 1245. Fierce fighting on the Conway. 1254. Edward (afterwards Edward I.) Earl of Chester. 1255. Llywelyn ap Griffith supreme in Gwynedd. 1263. Alliance with the English barons. 1267. Treaty of Montgomery; Llywelyn Prince of Wales. 1274. Llywelyn refuses to do homage to Edward I. 1277. Treaty of Rhuddlan; Llywelyn keeps Gwynedd only. 1278. Llywelyn marries Eleanor de Montfort. 1282. Last war. Battle of Moel y Don. Llywelyn’s death. 1284. Statute of Wales. 3. 1284–1535. _The rule of sheriff and march lord_. 1287. Revolt of Ceredigion. 1294. Revolts In Gwynedd, Dyved, Morgannwg. 1315. Revolt of Llywelyn Bren. 1349. The Black Death in Wales. 1400. Rise of Owen Glendower. 1402. Battles of the Vyrnwy and Bryn Glas. 1404. Anti-Welsh legislation. 1455. The Wars of the Roses. 1461. Battle of Mortimer’s Cross. 1468. Siege of Harlech. 1469. Battle of Edgecote. 1478. Court of Wales at Ludlow. 1485. Battle of Bosworth and accession of Henry VII. 1535. Act of Union. All Wales governed by king through sheriffs. II. THE WALES OF THE PEOPLE. In 1535 the march lordships were formed into shires, and a reign of law began.