Download or read book Topographical and Statistical Description of the Principality of Wales Illustrated with Maps of the Principality written by George Alexander Cooke and published by . This book was released on 1805 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Journey Through Wales and the Description of Wales written by Gerald of Wales and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2004-05-27 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scholar, churchman, diplomat and theologian, Gerald of Wales was one of the most fascinating figures of the Middle Ages and The Journey Through Wales describes his eventful tour of the country as a missionary in 1188. In a style reminiscent of a diary, Gerald records the day-to-day events of the mission, alongside lively accounts of local miracles, folklore and religious relics such as Saint Patrick's Horn, and eloquent descriptions of natural scenery that includes the rugged promontory of St David's and the vast snow-covered panoramas of Snowdonia. The landscape is evoked in further detail in The Description, which chronicles the everyday lives of the Welsh people with skill and affection. Witty and gently humorous throughout, these works provide a unique view into the medieval world.
Download or read book Wales illustrated views engr from drawings by H Gastineau accompanied by descriptions written by and published by . This book was released on 1830 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The History and Topography of Ireland written by Gerald of Wales and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2006-06-29 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gerald of Wales was among the most dynamic and fascinating churchmen of the twelfth century. A member of one of the leading Norman families involved in the invasion of Ireland, he first visited there in 1183 and later returned in the entourage of Henry II. The resulting Topographia Hiberniae is an extraordinary account of his travels. Here he describes landscapes, fish, birds and animals; recounts the history of Ireland's rulers; and tells fantastical stories of magic wells and deadly whirlpools, strange creatures and evil spirits. Written from the point of view of an invader and reformer, this work has been rightly criticized for its portrait of a primitive land, yet it is also one of the most important sources for what is known of Ireland during the Middle Ages.
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 Wales Illustrated in a Series of Views written by and published by . This book was released on 1810 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Cathedral Churches of England and Wales Enlarged Illustrated Special Edition written by T. G. Bonney and published by . This book was released on 2021-05-20 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Castles of Edward I in Wales 1277 1307 written by Christopher Gravett and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-10-20 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1277 Edward I gathered a huge army and marched into Wales to subdue the rebel Welsh princes. A key part of his strategy was to erect a castle wherever his army rested. This title takes a detailed look at the design, development and principles of defence of these Welsh castles, documenting daily life within their walls and the historical events that took place around them. Focusing on key sites, it highlights the varied castle designs ranging from fortifications based on French models to the defences inspired by Constantinople, and is illustrated with eight pages of full-colour illustrations and cutaway artwork.
Download or read book A Concise History of Wales written by Geraint H. Jenkins and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on the most recent historical research and current debates about Wales and Welshness, this volume offers the most up-to-date, authoritative and accessible account of the period from Neanderthal times to the opening of the Senedd, the new home of the National Assembly for Wales, in 2006. Within a remarkably brief and stimulating compass, Geraint H. Jenkins explores the emergence of Wales as a nation, its changing identities and values, and the transformations its people experienced and survived throughout the centuries. In the face of seemingly overwhelming odds, the Welsh never reconciled themselves to political, social and cultural subordination, and developed ingenious ways of maintaining a distinctive sense of their otherness. The book ends with the coming of political devolution and the emergence of a greater measure of cultural pluralism. Professor Jenkins's lavishly illustrated volume provides enthralling material for scholars, students, general readers, and travellers to Wales.
Download or read book Castles written by Plantagenet Somerset Fry and published by David & Charles Publishers. This book was released on 2008 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents original maps, plans and archive illustrations alongside hundreds of photographs, showing ruins and surviving castles in their glory. This work includes descriptions of hundreds of special buildings, from remote ruins in isolated settings to imposing piles in towns and cities.
Download or read book The Description Of Wales written by Geraldus Cambrensis and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-01-02 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Geraldus Cambrensis, usually known as Gerald of Wales, wrote the medieval travelogue "The Description of Wales" inside the late twelfth century. The book, which serves as each a geographical and ethnographic description, paints a shiny photo of Wales and its population in the course of Gerald's lifetime. Geraldus, a priest and student, mixes extraordinary observations with a sense of humor and occasional bias. The paintings are prepared into sections: the first gives an in depth description of Wales' terrain, natural sources, and monuments, and the second one specializes in Welsh customs, behavior, and anecdotes. Geraldus, who is Welsh and Norman, regularly interjects private ideas and reviews, giving the story a subjective and interesting tone. "The Description of Wales" is greater than an actual description; it is a literary work that represents the author's complicated relationship with Wales. It is an important ancient supply that sheds light on medieval Welsh tradition and society, giving readers a view into the contemplating a medieval pupil navigating the cultural terrain of his time.
Download or read book Middle English Literature written by Christopher Cannon and published by Polity. This book was released on 2008-04-07 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a boldly original account of Middle English literature from the Norman Conquest to the beginning of the sixteenth century. It argues that these centuries are, in fundamental ways, the momentous period in our literary history, for they are the long moment in which the category of literature itself emerged as English writing began to insist, for the first time, that it floated free of any social reality or function. This book also charts the complex mechanisms by which English writing acquired this power in a series of linked close readings of both canonical and more obscure texts. It encloses those readings in five compelling accounts of much broader cultural areas, describing, in particular, the productive relationship of Middle English writing to medieval technology, insurgency, statecraft and cultural place, concluding with an in depth account of the particular arguments, emphases and techniques English writers used to claim a wholly new jurisdiction for their work. Both this history and its readings are everywhere informed by the most exciting developments in recent Middle English scholarship as well as literary and cultural theory. It serves as an introduction to all these areas as well as a contribution, in its own right, to each of them.
Download or read book The Official Illustrated Guide to the Lancaster and Carlisle Edinburgh and Glasgow and Caledonian Railways etc written by George S. Measom and published by . This book was released on 1861 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Child s Christmas in Wales written by Dylan Thomas and published by New Directions Publishing. This book was released on 1995 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Welsh poet recalls the celebration of Christmas in Wales and the feelings it evoked in him as a child.
Download or read book Trout and Salmon Flies of Wales written by Moc Morgan and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 1998-08 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Color photos and recipes for the most effective Welsh flies, with fishing tips and background on the flies.
Download or read book The Illustrated London News written by and published by . This book was released on 1866 with total page 674 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Catalogue of Valuable New and Second hand Books written by Willis and Sotheran and published by . This book was released on 1862 with total page 682 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
