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The Welsh Kings
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Author : K. L. Maund
language : en
Publisher: Tempus Publishing, Limited
Release Date : 2000
The Welsh Kings written by K. L. Maund and has been published by Tempus Publishing, Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with History categories.
The author produces revealing pictures of the leading Welsh kings & princes of the day & explores their contribution to Welsh history & their impaction the wider world:
The Welsh Kings
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Author : Kari Maund
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2011-10-24
The Welsh Kings written by Kari Maund and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-10-24 with History categories.
When Edward I's troops forced the destruction of Dafydd ap Gruffudd in 1283 they brought to an end the line of truly independent native rulers in Wales that had endured throughout recorded history. In the early middle ages Wales was composed of a variety of independent kingdoms with varying degrees of power, influence and stability, each ruled by proud and obdurate lineages. In this period a 'Kingdom of Wales' never existed, but the more powerful leaders, like Rhodri Mawr (the Great), Gruffudd ap Llywelyn and Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, sought to extend their rule over the entire country. The author produces revealing pictures of the leading Welsh kings and princes of the day and explores both their contribution to Welsh history and their impact on the wider world. They were, of necessity, warriors, living in a violent political world and requiring ruthless skills to even begin to rule in Wales. Yet they showed wider vision, political acumen and statesmanship, and were patrons of the arts and the church. The history of their contact with their neighbours, allies and rivals is examined - Anglo-Saxons, Irish, Vikings, and Anglo-Normans - thereby setting Welsh institutions within their wider historical context. This work revives the memory of the native leaders of the country from a time before the title 'Prince of Wales' became an honorary trinket in the gift of a foreign ruler. These men are restored to their rightful place amongst the past rulers of the island of Britain.
The Welsh Princes
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Author : Roger K Turvey
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2014-06-06
The Welsh Princes written by Roger K Turvey and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-06-06 with History categories.
The Welsh princes were one of the most important ruling elites in medieval western Europe. This volume examines their behaviour, influence and power in a period when the Welsh were struggling to maintain their independence and identity in the face of Anglo-Norman settlement. From the mid-eleventh century to the end of the thirteenth, Wales was profoundly transformed by conquest and foreign 'colonial' settlement. Massive changes took place in the political, economic, social and religious spheres and Welsh culture was significantly affected. Roger Turvey looks at this transformation, its impact on the Welsh princes and the part they themselves played in it. Turvey's survey of the various aspects of princely life, power and influence draws out the human qualities of these flesh and blood characters, and is written very much with the general reader in mind.
The Welsh King And His Court
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Author : T. M. Charles-Edwards
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
The Welsh King And His Court written by T. M. Charles-Edwards and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A series of 24 papers, collected from a conference on Welsh law held at Greynog in 1993, which focus on the organisation and function of the itinerant medieval Welsh court and the ways in which governmental offices developed from household positions.
Lost Welsh Kingdom
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Author : John Hughes
language : en
Publisher: Y Lolfa
Release Date : 2016-11-25
Lost Welsh Kingdom written by John Hughes and has been published by Y Lolfa this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-11-25 with Fiction categories.
A novel set in the period of the reign of Gruffudd ap Llywelyn (1039-63), a violent, determined man who became the undisputed king of all Wales. The story follows the life of Elen who, against her will, becomes embroiled with that of this most powerful of Welsh kings at his capital in Rhuddlan.
The Last King Of Wales
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Author : Michael Davies
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2011-11-30
The Last King Of Wales written by Michael Davies and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-11-30 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Gruffudd ap Llywelyn was Wales' greatest king. Ambitious and battle-sure, he succeeded in doing what no Welsh king before him was capable of: he ruled all Wales as a united and independent state. He went further by turning the Viking threat to his realm into a powerful weapon and conquering border land that had been in English hands for centuries. Having emerged as a war leader, Gruffudd also proved to be much more: a patron of the arts and church, with the trappings of a king who was respected and feared on the European stage. His eventual murder at the hands of his own men narrowed the country's political ambitions and left Wales in chaos on the eve of the arrival of the Normans. Those who betrayed Gruffudd were the forebears of the famous princes who would dominate Wales until the Edwardian Conquest, meaning that the former king left no one to tell of his glory. As a result, 1,000 years after his birth, the would-be nation builder is all but forgotten. Here, Sean and Michael Davies reveal the king in all his glory, telling for the first time the story of one of Wales' greatest figures and exploring the full implications of Gruffudd's rule. For, without Gruffudd, the fate of King Harold and the outcome of the Battle of Hastings would have been very different...
The Welsh Wars Of Independence C 410 C 1415
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Author : David Moore
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
The Welsh Wars Of Independence C 410 C 1415 written by David Moore and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with History categories.
Independent Wales was defined in the centuries after the Romans withdrew from Britain in 410 AD. The Welsh achieved this despite Irish and Viking raids and colonization, despite the growing power of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, and despite frequent and often bitter dissension between themselves. Part of the Tempus History of Wales series, this study analyzes the wars of Welsh independence that encompass centuries of raids, expeditions, battles, and sieges--from increased pressure from the east from the 11th century onwards to the ambitious and almost successful revolt under Owain Glyn Dwr in the 15th century.
Celtic Dreams Of Glory
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Author : Barry Mathias
language : en
Publisher: Agio Publishing House
Release Date : 2013-05-01
Celtic Dreams Of Glory written by Barry Mathias and has been published by Agio Publishing House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-01 with Fiction categories.
Set in Wales in pre-Norman times, this unusual and gripping novel deals with a time period that few writers have explored. In 1039 the Welsh defeated a huge Saxon army at the Battle of Rhyd-y-Groes. The Celtic forces were led by the charismatic Gruffyd ap Llewelyn, King of Powys and Gwynedd. The story follows the battles and personal triumphs of his gradual rise to become the first and only King of All Wales in 1057, and embraces the lives of his two greatest supporters, Gwriad and Dafydd, the sons of the famous General Cydweli. The novel accurately portrays the poverty and aspirations of the Welsh people, the stark beauty of their landscape, and brings historical relevance to the rise and fall of Wales' greatest King. Amid the plotting of the Welsh nobles and the bloody battles with Saxons, Gwriad and Dafydd remain loyal to their King. They marry unusual women, rise to great importance, but are unprepared for the sudden and awful reversal of their dreams. Written by Barry Mathias, author of the Ancient Bloodlines Trilogy.
The History Of Wales
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Author : Caradoc (of Llancarvan)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1697
The History Of Wales written by Caradoc (of Llancarvan) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1697 with Wales categories.
The Chronicle Of The Kings Of Britain
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1811
The Chronicle Of The Kings Of Britain written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1811 with categories.