Enactment of the Statute of Rhuddlan

Date: March 3, 1284 • Location: Rhayader, United Kingdom

The Statute of Rhuddlan was enacted, introducing English common law to the Principality of Wales.

The Statute of Rhuddlan, also known as the Statutes of Wales or as the Statute of Wales, was a royal ordinance by Edward I of England, which gave the constitutional basis for the government of the Principality of Wales from 1284 until 1536.