Download or read book The Rise and Fall of Owain Glyn Dwr written by Gideon Brough and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-01-30 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The subject of this compelling biography, Owain Glyn Dwr is one of the great figures of Welsh and military history. Initially a loyal subject of the king of England, he reluctantly took up arms against the Crown he had served. Once committed to rebellion, he proved surprisingly talented at leading rebel troops against a theoretically vastly superior enemy. Gideon Brough reveals that Owain was more than just a warrior: he conceived and implemented a strategy which saw his small, poorly-equipped forces repeatedly defeat Crown troops and bring down the apparatus of governance in Wales. Following these achievements, he held native parliaments and established diplomatic contact with surrounding powers. This led to a treaty with France, after the conclusion of which, he welcomed French forces to Welsh soil to campaign with the rebels. In brief, Owain erected a rebel state and won international recognition, as the book soinsightfully shows. It later reflects on how Owain's foreign support was fractured by the intrigues of exceptionally talented English diplomats at work in the French court and the subsequent creation of an environment which allowed Crown forces to concentrate on defeating the rebellion in Wales. Brough very effectively argues that, although ultimately unsuccessful, Owain emerges from the era as a gifted and honourable leader, giving the Welsh a figure commonly recalled as a hero.
Download or read book The Rise and Fall of Owain Glyn D r written by G. J. Brough and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Owain Glyn Dŵr is one of the great figures of Welsh and military history. Initially a loyal subject of the king of England, he reluctantly took up arms against the Crown he had served. Once committed to rebellion, he proved surprisingly talented at leading rebel troops against a theoretically vastly superior enemy. Not solely a warrior, he conceived and implemented a strategy which saw his small, poorly-equipped forces repeatedly defeat Crown troops and bring down the apparatus of governance in Wales. Following these achievements, he held native parliaments and established diplomatic contact with surrounding powers. This led to a treaty with France, after the conclusion of which, he welcomed French forces to Welsh soil to campaign with the rebels. In brief, Owain erected a rebel state and won international recognition. Owain's foreign support was fractured by the intrigues of exceptionally talented English diplomats at work in the French court. This created an environment which allowed Crown forces to concentrate on defeating the rebellion in Wales. Although ultimately unsuccessful, Owain emerges from the era as a gifted and honourable leader, giving the Welsh a figure commonly recalled as a hero." --Publisher's website.
Download or read book Owain Glyndwr written by Terry Breverton and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2009-05-15 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first ever full-scale biography of the last native Prince of Wales who fought to maintain an independent Wales.
Download or read book Crossing Borders Boundaries and Margins in Medieval and Early Modern Britain written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2018-04-03 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The twelve essays in Crossing Borders: Boundaries and Margins in Medieval and Early Modern Britain examine marches and margins as jurisdictional, legal, and social expressions of power, building upon the scholarship of Professor Cynthia J. Neville.
Download or read book Owain Glyndwr written by R. R. Davies and published by Y Lolfa. This book was released on 2009 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of the Owain Glyndŵr (Glyn Dŵr) rebellion written by the foremost scholar in this field, Rees Davies. A new translation by Gerald Morgan of his popular Welsh-language account of the rebellion. A masterful study of the life and legacy of Glyn Dŵr, whose revolt against the English rule of Wales in the early 15th century ensured his status as a national hero.
Download or read book The Rise and Fall of Treason in English History written by Allen Boyer and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-02-01 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the development and application of the law of treason in England across more than a thousand years, placing this legal history within a broader historical context. Describing many high-profile prosecutions and trials, the book focuses on the statutes, ordinances and customs that have at various times governed, limited and shaped this worst of crimes. It explores the reasons why treason coalesced around specific offences agreed by both the monarch and the wider political nation, why it became an essential instrument of enforcement in high politics, and why, over the past three hundred years, it has gradually fallen into disuse while remaining on the statute book. This book also considers why treason as both a word and a concept remains so potent in wider modern culture, investigating prevalent current misconceptions about what is and what is not treason. It concludes by suggesting that the abolition or 'death' of treason in the near future, while a logical next step, is by no means a foregone conclusion. The Rise and Fall of Treason in English History is a thorough academic introduction for scholars and history students, as well as general readers with an interest in British political and legal history.
Download or read book The Dragon Wakes written by T. I. Adams and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2012-10-01 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wales in the 14th Century was a country in ruins. After a hundred years of English occupation, famine, plague and oppression the country exploded into revolt led by the mysterious Owain Glyndwr. Owain was a successful member of the Anglo-Welsh aristocracy and seemed the model of the new Welshman that was resigned to English rule. However, beneath the surface Owain was the decedent of the last princes of Wales and embodied his countrymen's yearning for freedom. The novel tells the story of Owain's early life and why he came to rebel against the English. We see Owain from his earlier years as he learns of the evil of the Anglo-Norman barons, how he goes to London, participates in the Peasants Revolt and becomes a friend of King Richard II. How the fall of Richard and the rise of Henry IV lead to his rebellion. Richly detailed and full of description of the period and the reality of life in the 14th and 15th Century, “The Dragon Wakes” tells a forgotten story of revolt, revolution, and high politics in low places.
Download or read book The Revolt of Owain Glyndwr in Medieval English Chronicles written by Alicia Marchant and published by Boydell & Brewer Ltd. This book was released on 2014 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Studies the representations of the revolt in English chronicles, from 1400 up to 1580. It focuses on the narrative strategies employed, offers a new reading of the texts as literary constructs, and explores the information they present."--Back cover.
Download or read book Owain Glyn Dwr written by Sir John Edward Lloyd and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book OWAIN GLYNDWR AND HIS TIMES written by T. F. TOUT and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Glyndwr Rises written by J. M. Sparrow and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-09-03 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United Kingdom of France, Normandy, and the Colonies has existed for years. People have tried to rebel, but it never worked, and when Charles Morgan and Persephone Winters claim to be Owain Glyndwr and King Arthur's descendants sent to rise from the dead in their place, most people in the French government pass them off as a couple of nuts who will get bored in a few weeks. Sent by Owain Glyndwr and King Arthur to free Wales because they could not on account of being dead, Charles and Persephone must either win or be caught and executed.
Download or read book Owain Glyndwr written by Terry Breverton and published by . This book was released on 2013-11-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first ever full-scale biography of the last native Prince of Wales who fought to maintain an independent Wales.
Download or read book Owain Glyndwr and His Times written by Tout T. F. and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Wars of the Roses written by Dan Jones and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-10-14 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author of the New York Times bestseller The Plantagenets and The Templars chronicles the next chapter in British history—the historical backdrop for Game of Thrones The inspiration for the Channel 5 series Britain's Bloody Crown The crown of England changed hands five times over the course of the fifteenth century, as two branches of the Plantagenet dynasty fought to the death for the right to rule. In this riveting follow-up to The Plantagenets, celebrated historian Dan Jones describes how the longest-reigning British royal family tore itself apart until it was finally replaced by the Tudors. Some of the greatest heroes and villains of history were thrown together in these turbulent times, from Joan of Arc to Henry V, whose victory at Agincourt marked the high point of the medieval monarchy, and Richard III, who murdered his own nephews in a desperate bid to secure his stolen crown. This was a period when headstrong queens and consorts seized power and bent men to their will. With vivid descriptions of the battles of Towton and Bosworth, where the last Plantagenet king was slain, this dramatic narrative history revels in bedlam and intrigue. It also offers a long-overdue corrective to Tudor propaganda, dismantling their self-serving account of what they called the Wars of the Roses.
Download or read book Owen Tudor written by Terry Breverton and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2017-07-15 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first-ever biography of the founding father of the Tudor dynasty, a Welsh commoner who secretly married Catherine of Valois, widow of Henry V.
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Download or read book Owain Glyndwr written by Peter Gordon Williams and published by Ylolfa. This book was released on 2011 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compelling historical novel. The people of Wales acknowledge but one man who can claim the title 'The Last Prince of Wales'; his name is Owain Glyn Dwr and this is his story.
