Statute of Rhuddlan
The Statut of Rhuddlan (in English Statute off Rhuddlan ) was promulgated the March 3rd 1284 after the completion of the conquest of the Wales by the English king Edouard I {{er}}. It was signed with the castle of Rhuddlan in the north of Wales, one of the fortresses constituting the “iron ring” ( iron boxing ring ) built by Edouard Ier at the time of his countryside against the Welsh.
The Statute of Rhuddlan divides the old kingdom of the Welsh king Llywelyn the Last, died in 1282, in five counties: Anglesey, Merionethshire, Caernarfonshire, Denbighshire and Flintshire. These five counties form the principality of Wales, personal stronghold of king d' Angleterre. In 1301, Edouard Ier names his son, the future Edouard II, Prince de Galles. The title remained to designate the heir to the British throne.
The Statute introduced into the Welsh legal system of the elements of the English Common law and authorizes the king to appoint royal officials: Sheriff S , coroners and Baillif S to collect the taxes and to return justice.
Certain habits Welsh remain in force, like those relating to the succession, and the lords of the Welsh Marches preserve most of the independence which they enjoyed before the conquest.
The Statute of Rhuddlan remains in force until the annexation of Wales by the England in 1536.
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