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| 1400 |
| | | The Welsh rise against the English and proclaim Owain Glyn Dwr as their own prince of Wales | |
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| 1404 |
| | | Owain Glyn Dwr captures Aberystwyth and Harlech from the English and sets up an independent Welsh administration | |
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| 1408 |
| | | Driven from Aberystwyth and Harlech, Owain Glyn Dwr loses support - and the last Welsh rebellion fades away | |
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| 1509 |
| | | On the death of his father, and as the result of the death of his elder brother Arthur, Henry VIII becomes king of England | |
|  | Holbein, style of Henry VIII (detail)
National Maritime Museum
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| 1536 |
| | | Wales is merged within the English kingdom as a principality | |
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| 1567 |
| | | The Book of Common Prayer and the New Testament are published in Welsh, to be followed by the complete Bible in 1588 | |
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| 1724 |
| | | Work starts on Maids of Honour Row, four magnificent houses commissioned as lodgings for the ladies-in-waiting to the Princess of Wales | |
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| 1731 |
| | | Frederick, Prince of Wales, buys Kew Park, which with 19 acres is the only large estate in Kew not yet bought or leased by his parents. | |
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| 1732 |
| | | Frederick Prince of Wales takes a lease of a house at the west end of Kew Green opposite Kew Palace and instructs William Kent to remodel it. It becomes known as the White House. | |
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| 1759 |
| | | The first (wooden) toll bridge at Kew, built by Robert Tunstall, is inaugurated by the Prince of Wales (later George III).. At this time it is the only bridge between Fulham and Kingston | |
|  | The first Kew Bridge
Richmond Local Studies Library
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