EBookClubs

Read Books & Download eBooks Full Online

EBookClubs

Read Books & Download eBooks Full Online

Book Medieval Welsh Settlement and Territory

Download or read book Medieval Welsh Settlement and Territory written by Jemma Bezant and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 648 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Landscape and Settlement in Medieval Wales

Download or read book Landscape and Settlement in Medieval Wales written by Nancy Edwards and published by Oxbow Books Limited. This book was released on 1997 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent research and fieldwork on the settlement and landscape of Medieval Wales presented at the 1994 meeting of the Welsh Archaeological Congress is here set down for all to read. The contributions are: Landscape and settlement (Nancy Edwards); Wetland reclamation on the Gwent levels (Stephen Rippon); Landscape of Gwent and the Marches as seen through the Charters (C Hurley); The royal courts of the Welsh princes in Gwynedd, AD 400-1283 (David Longley); The locations of the royal courts of 13th century Gwynedd (N Johnston); Aerial photography and historic landscape on the Great Orme, Llandudno (M Aris); Place-names and vegetation history as a key to understanding settlement in the Conwy Valley (D Hooke); Transhumance and settlement on the Welsh uplands: A view from the Black Mountain (A Ward); Historic settlement surveys in Clwyd and Powys (Robert Silvester); Post-conquest and pre-conquest villages in Pembrokeshire (J Kissock); Small boroughs in south-west Wales (K Murphy); New Radnor: the topography of a planned town (R J Silvester); Medieval Wales: a summing up (Christopher Dyer).

Book Medieval Wales c 1050 1332

    Book Details:
  • Author : David Stephenson
  • Publisher : University of Wales Press
  • Release : 2019-03-15
  • ISBN : 1786833875
  • Pages : 242 pages

Download or read book Medieval Wales c 1050 1332 written by David Stephenson and published by University of Wales Press. This book was released on 2019-03-15 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After outlining conventional accounts of Wales in the High Middle Ages, this book moves to more radical approaches to its subject. Rather than discussing the emergence of the March of Wales from the usual perspective of the ‘intrusive’ marcher lords, for instance, it is considered from a Welsh standpoint explaining the lure of the March to Welsh princes and its contribution to the fall of the native principality of Wales. Analysis of the achievements of the princes of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries focuses on the paradoxical process by which increasingly sophisticated political structures and a changing political culture supported an autonomous native principality, but also facilitated eventual assimilation of much of Wales into an English ‘empire’. The Edwardian conquest is examined and it is argued that, alongside the resultant hardship and oppression suffered by many, the rising class of Welsh administrators and community leaders who were essential to the governance of Wales enjoyed an age of opportunity. This is a book that introduces the reader to the celebrated and the less well-known men and women who shaped medieval Wales.

Book The Welsh and the Medieval World

Download or read book The Welsh and the Medieval World written by Patricia Skinner and published by University of Wales Press. This book was released on 2018-02-07 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Entry point into Welsh migration by experts: many of the contributors have longer studies that students can then read; Multi-disciplinary: shows how historical and literary sources can be read together, includes new archaeological data Showcases new work by a new generation of Welsh historians.

Book Medieval Wales

    Book Details:
  • Author : David Walker
  • Publisher : Cambridge University Press
  • Release : 1990-06-28
  • ISBN : 9780521311533
  • Pages : 252 pages

Download or read book Medieval Wales written by David Walker and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1990-06-28 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an introduction to the history of medieval Wales, with particular emphasis on political developments. It traces the growth of Welsh princely power, and the invasion and settlement of Welsh territories by Norman adventurers which resulted in the creation of the marcher lordships and the steady erosion of Welsh princely authority in the south. The subsequent development of a powerful Welsh state under the leadership of the princes of Gwynedd was checked by Edward I in 1277, and thereafter the principality was deliberately overrun and destroyed: the Edwardian castles are symbols of conquest. Despite valiant attempts by local leaders in the thirteenth century, and by a national leader Owain Glyn Dwr early in the fifteenth, the English domination of Wales persisted, even beyond the advent of the Tudor dynasty. This is the first comprehensive short textbook on medieval Wales to be written for school and university students. It will also attract anyone with a general interest in Celtic studies or in the centuries which played such a formative role in the development of the Welsh national character.

Book Wales and the Welsh in the Middle Ages

Download or read book Wales and the Welsh in the Middle Ages written by Ralph A. Griffiths and published by University of Wales Press. This book was released on 2011-12-15 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a major contribution to the study of medieval Wales by a group of outstanding British historians, writing in honour of one of Wales's most distinguished scholars and the biographer of Prince Llywelyn ap Gruffudd. The essays reflect exciting trends in the study of both Wales and the Middle Ages, including church building, chronicle writing, the comparative history of the law, valuable reassessments of town life and the implications of the Edwardian conquest of Wales.

Book The Welsh Princes

    Book Details:
  • Author : Roger K Turvey
  • Publisher : Routledge
  • Release : 2014-06-06
  • ISBN : 1317883969
  • Pages : 388 pages

Download or read book The Welsh Princes written by Roger K Turvey and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-06-06 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Book The Age of Conquest

    Book Details:
  • Author : R. R. Davies
  • Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
  • Release : 2000
  • ISBN : 9780198208785
  • Pages : 548 pages

Download or read book The Age of Conquest written by R. R. Davies and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2000 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This classic study examines the period when Wales struggled to retain its independence and identity in the face of Anglo-Norman conquest and subsequent English rule. Professor Davies explores the nature of power and conflict within native Welsh society as well as the transformation of Wales under the English crown. An account of the last major revolt under Owain Glyn Dwr forms the culmination of this excellent work.

Book The Towns of Medieval Wales

Download or read book The Towns of Medieval Wales written by Ian Soulsby and published by Yourdon Press. This book was released on 1983 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Medieval Wales

    Book Details:
  • Author : A. G. Little
  • Publisher : Jovian Press
  • Release : 2017-12-06
  • ISBN : 153782273X
  • Pages : 51 pages

Download or read book Medieval Wales written by A. G. Little and published by Jovian Press. This book was released on 2017-12-06 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: IN the following lectures no attempt will be made to give a systematic account of a political development, which is the ordinary theme of history. History is "past politics" in the wide sense of the word. It has to do with the growth and decay of states and institutions, and their relations to each other...

Book The Tempus History of Wales

Download or read book The Tempus History of Wales written by Prys Morgan and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2008-02-24 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Tempus History of Wales25,000 BC to AD 2000

Book Medieval Powys

    Book Details:
  • Author : David Stephenson
  • Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
  • Release : 2016
  • ISBN : 178327140X
  • Pages : 365 pages

Download or read book Medieval Powys written by David Stephenson and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 2016 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First full-scale account of the medieval realm of Powys.

Book Medieval Wales

    Book Details:
  • Author : Anthony D. Carr
  • Publisher : MacMillan
  • Release : 1995
  • ISBN : 9780333547731
  • Pages : 165 pages

Download or read book Medieval Wales written by Anthony D. Carr and published by MacMillan. This book was released on 1995 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wales lost its independence in 1282. Owain Glyn Dwr led a revolt in the early fifteenth century. Henry Tudor was of Welsh descent and landed at Milford Haven in 1485. These are the most familiar facts about the history of medieval Wales, and today this history is often presented as nothing more than a romantic story of princes and castles. But there is a great deal more to it. Like every other nation, Wales has a history and identity of its own, and Edward I did not bring that history to an end. Unlike England it was not conquered by the Normans. In the thirteenth century the native princes of Gwynedd tried to create a single Welsh principality, and for a short time came close to success. The fourteenth century was as much a period of crisis for Wales as for every other part of Europe and the effect of the Black Death lasted a long time. The fifteenth century saw the leaders of the community move on to a wider political stage. Why did conquest come in 1282? Who was Owain Glyn Dwr and why did he rebel? Why was Henry Tudor's bid for power based in Wales and what gave him credibility there? Dr Carr considers these questions and suggests some possible answers as he examines one of the less familiar areas of British history.

Book Medieval Wales

    Book Details:
  • Author : Source Wikipedia
  • Publisher : University-Press.org
  • Release : 2013-09
  • ISBN : 9781230577548
  • Pages : 74 pages

Download or read book Medieval Wales written by Source Wikipedia and published by University-Press.org. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 73. Chapters: English longbow, William de Braose, 4th Lord of Bramber, History of Gwynedd during the High Middle Ages, Insular art, Principality of Wales, Glynd r Rising, Culture of Gwynedd during the High Middle Ages, Little England beyond Wales, William de Braose, 2nd Baron Braose, Valle Crucis Abbey, Tintern Abbey, Rhwng Gwy a Hafren, Norman invasion of Wales, Council of Wales and the Marches, Trawsgoed, Mab Darogan, Pen y Bryn, Llywelyn's coronet, Wales in the Late Middle Ages, Rhug, Llanthony Priory, Statute of Rhuddlan, Wales in the Early Middle Ages, Idwal Iwrch, John de Braose, Monastic grange, Striguil, Perfeddwlad, Titles of the Welsh Court, Cross of Neith, Twelve Knights of Glamorgan, Llys Rhosyr, Prydain, William de Braose, 1st Baron Braose, Murage, Castle Brogyntyn, Ystrad Tywi, Dunoding, Matilda de Braose, Contention of the Bards in Gwynedd, Penmachno Document, Gwerclas, Justiciar of North Wales, Edling, Gwynedd Uwch Conwy, Gwynedd Is Conwy, Penweddig. Excerpt: The history of Gwynedd in the High Middle Ages is a period in the History of Wales spanning the 11th through the 13th centuries. Gwynedd, located in the north of Wales, eventually became the most dominant of Welsh principalities during this period. Distinctive achievements in Gwynedd include further development of Medieval Welsh literature, particularly poets known as the Beirdd y Tywysogion (Welsh for Poets of the Princes) associated with the court of Gwynedd; the reformation of bardic schools; and the continued development of Cyfraith Hywel (The Law of Hywel, or Welsh law). All three of these further contributed to the development of a Welsh national identity in the face of Anglo-Norman encroachment of Wales. Gwynedd's traditional territory included Anglesey (Ynys Mon) and all of north Wales between the River Dyfi in the south and River Dee (Welsh...

Book Land  People and Power in Early Medieval Wales

Download or read book Land People and Power in Early Medieval Wales written by Rhiannon Comeau and published by . This book was released on 2020-11-26 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study examines the structure of the early medieval Welsh landscape. Using a cantref (hundred) in south-west Wales as a case study, it draws on a multidisciplinary, comparative analysis to overcome the limits imposed by restricted material culture survival and limited written sources. It examines the patterns of power and habitual activity that defined spaces and structured lives, and considers the temporal relationships, both seasonal and longue durée, that shaped them. Four key findings are presented. Firstly, that key areas of early medieval life - agriculture, tribute-payment, legal processes and hunting - were structured by a longstanding seasonal patterning that is preserved in twelfth- and thirteenth-century Welsh law, church and well dedications and fair dates. Secondly it presents, at cantref level, the first systematic survey of assembly site evidence in Wales, and sets it in comparative context. Thirdly, it demonstrates that, though poor material culture preservation and limited written records have hitherto restricted identification and characterisation of key locations in the early medieval Welsh landscape, a multidisciplinary dataset allows effective identification of focal zones through indicators known from other areas of north-west Europe. Fourthly, the widely-used 'multiple estate model' is found to be an inadequate descriptor of the early medieval Welsh landscape. An alternative approach is proposed. Methodologically, it demonstrates the value of a multidisciplinary approach, especially the systematic use of place-names which is novel in a Welsh context. It also provides key resources for other researchers by geolocating pre-1700 place-names from a previously published survey; creating GIS resources (polygons and geolocated databases) from the 1840s tithe map and schedules for parishes in its detailed case study areas; and providing a geolocated database of 16th-century demesne and Welsh-law landholdings in the cantref.

Book Medieval Wales

Download or read book Medieval Wales written by Anthony D. Carr and published by . This book was released on with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This volume examines the main themes in Welsh history from the coming of the Normans in the eleventh century and their impact on Welsh society and politics to the fall of the Duke of Buckingham, the last great marcher magnate, in 1521. It also looks at the part played by the leaders of the native Welsh community in the years after the conquest of 1282-3. This is one of the less familiar aspects of the medieval history of the British Isles, but one in which there has been an increasing interest in recent years. Wales lost its independence in 1282. Owain Glyn Dwr led a revolt in the early fifteenth century. Henry Tudor was of Welsh descent and landed in Milford Haven in 1485. These are the most familiar facts about the History of Medieval Wales, and today this history is often presented as nothing more than a romantic story of princes and castles. But there is a great deal more to it. Like every other nation, Wales has a history and identity of its own, and Edward I did not bring that history to an end. Unlike England it was not conquered by the Normans. In the thirteenth century the native princess of Gwynedd tried to create a single Welsh principality, and for a short time came close to success. The fourteenth century was much a period of crisis for Wales as for every other part of Europe and the effect of the Black Death lasted a long time. The fifteenth century saw the leaders of the community move on to a wider political stage. Why did conquest come in 1282? Who was Owain Glyn Dwr and why did he rebel? Why was Henry Tudor's bid for power based in Wales and what gave him credibility there? Dr Carr considers these questions and suggests some possible answers as he examines one of the less familiar areas of British History."--

Book Medieval Welsh Society  Selected Essays by T  Jones Pierce

Download or read book Medieval Welsh Society Selected Essays by T Jones Pierce written by Thomas Jones Pierce and published by Cardiff : University of Wales Press. This book was released on 1972 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: