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Statute Of Rhuddlan
The Statute of Rhuddlan was created on 3rd March 1284 after King Edward I's defeat of the Welsh leader Llewelyn ap Gruffydd. The treaty was signed at Rhuddlan Castle which was created as part of his 'iron ring' to contain the remaining forces of the Welsh within what is today the county of Gwynedd.
The statute divided the parts of Wales into the counties of Anglesey, Merioneth, Caernarvon, Denbighshire and Flintshire and introduced the English common law system allowing the King to appoint royal officials such as sheriffs, coroners, and baliffs to collect taxes and administer justice.
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