In 1401 Rhys ap Tudur and his brother Gwilym successfully captured the castle by posing as carpenters, killing the watchmen on duty, and opening the gates. They held the castle for 3 months before negotiating a surrender with Henry IV.
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Shortly after the castle was completed it was besieged by Madog ap Llywelyn. The attack was successfully repelled.
