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Author : Paul Martin Remfry
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ISBN 13 : 9781899376889
Total Pages : 309 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (768 download)
Download or read book Harlech Castle and Its True Origins written by Paul Martin Remfry and published by . This book was released on 2013-04-11 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Craig Owen Jones
Publisher : Univ of Hertfordshire Press
ISBN 13 : 1912260514
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (122 download)
Download or read book Princely Ambition written by Craig Owen Jones and published by Univ of Hertfordshire Press. This book was released on 2022-03-01 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While the Edwardian castles of Conwy, Beaumaris, Harlech and Caernarfon are rightly hailed as outstanding examples of castle architecture, the castles of the native Welsh princes are far more enigmatic. Where some dominate their surroundings as completely as any castle of Edward I, others are concealed in the depths of forests, or tucked away in the corners of valleys, their relationship with the landscape of which they are a part far more difficult to discern than their English counterparts. This ground-breaking book seeks to analyse the castle-building activities of the native princes of Wales in the thirteenth century. Whereas early castles were built to delimit territory and as an expression of Llywelyn I ab Iorwerth's will to power following his violent assumption of the throne of Gwynedd in the 1190s, by the time of his grandson Llywelyn II ap Gruffudd's later reign in the 1260s and 1270s, the castles' prestige value had been superseded in importance by an understanding of the need to make the polity he created - the Principality of Wales - defensible. Employing a probing analysis of the topographical settings and defensive dispositions of almost a dozen native Welsh masonry castles, Craig Owen Jones interrogates the long-held theory that the native princes' approach to castle-building in medieval Wales was characterised by ignorance of basic architectural principles, disregard for the castle's relationship to the landscape, and whimsy, in order to arrive at a new understanding of the castles' significance in Welsh society. Previous interpretations argue that the native Welsh castles were created as part of a single defensive policy, but close inspection of the documentary and architectural evidence reveals that this policy varied considerably from prince to prince, and even within a prince's reign. Taking advantage of recent ground-breaking archaeological investigations at several important castle sites, Jones offers a timely corrective to perceptions of these castles as poorly sited and weakly defended: theories of construction and siting appropriate to Anglo-Norman castles are not applicable to the native Welsh example without some major revisions.Princely Ambition also advances a timeline that synthesises various strands of evidence to arrive at a chronology of native Welsh castle-building. This exciting new account fills a crucial gap in scholarship on Wales' built heritage prior to the Edwardian conquest and establishes a nuanced understanding of important military sites in the context of native Welsh politics.
Author : John Marshall
Publisher : Pen and Sword History
ISBN 13 : 1399085492
Total Pages : 624 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (99 download)
Download or read book Welsh Castle Builders written by John Marshall and published by Pen and Sword History. This book was released on 2022-12-02 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Edwardian castles of north Wales were built by a Savoyard master mason, but also by many other artisans from Savoy. What is more extraordinary, is that the constables of Flint, Rhuddlan, Conwy and Harlech were also Savoyards, the Justiciar and Deputy Justiciar at Caernarfon were Savoyards and the head of the English army leading the relief of the sieges of Flint and Rhuddlan was a future Count of Savoy. The explanatory story is fundamentally of two men, the builder of castles, Master James of St George and Justiciar Sir Othon de Grandson, and the relationship of these two men with King Edward I. But it is also the story of many others, a story that begins with the marriage of Alianor de Provence to Edward’s father, Henry III, and the influx of her kinsmen to England, such as Pierre de Savoie. It is impossible to understand the development of the castles in north Wales without an understanding of the Savoyards, where they came from and their impact on English and Welsh history. The defining work of Arnold Taylor in exploring the Savoyard history of Welsh castles is now many years past, and mostly out of print, it is time for the story to be revisited and expanded upon, in the light of new evidence.
Author : David Pilling
Publisher : Pen and Sword History
ISBN 13 : 1526776448
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (267 download)
Download or read book Edward I and Wales, 1254–1307 written by David Pilling and published by Pen and Sword History. This book was released on 2021-07-21 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The late 13th century witnessed the conquest of Wales after two hundred years of conflict between Welsh princes and the English crown. In 1282 Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, the only native Prince of Wales to be formally acknowledged by a King of England, was slain by English forces. His brother Dafydd continued the fight, but was eventually captured and executed. Further revolts followed under Rhys ap Maredudd, a former crown ally, and Madog ap Llywelyn, a kinsman of the defeated lords of Gwynedd. The Welsh wars were a massive undertaking for the crown, and required the mobilization of all resources. Edward’s willingness to direct the combined power of the English state and church against the Prince of Wales, to an unprecedented degree, resulted in a victory that had eluded all of his predecessors. This latest study of the Welsh wars of Edward I will draw upon recently translated archive material, allowing a fresh insight into military and political events. Edward’s personal relationship with Welsh leaders is also reconsidered. Traditionally, the conquest is dated to the fall of Llywelyn in December 1282, but this book will argue that Edward was not truly the master of Wales until 1294. In the years between those two dates he broke the power of the great Marcher lords and crushed two further large-scale revolts against crown authority. After 1294 he was able to exploit Welsh manpower on a massive scale. His successors followed the same policy during the Scottish wars and the Hundred Years War. Edward enjoyed considerable support among the ‘uchelwyr’ or Welsh gentry class, many of whom served him as diplomats and spies as well as military captains. This aspect of the king’s complex relationship with the Welsh will also feature.
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Author : David William Pughe
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 54 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (5 download)
Download or read book An historical sketch of Harlech castle and its environs [by D.W. Pugh]. written by David William Pughe and published by . This book was released on 1846 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Geoff Brookes
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0750954981
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (59 download)
Download or read book Welsh History: Strange but True written by Geoff Brookes and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2014-04-07 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The earliest prehistoric burial in Europe was found in Wales. The skeleton was known as the ‘Red Lady of Paviland’ – well, until scientists discovered that it had, in fact, belonged to a man... ‘Rhodri the Great’, Wales’ first king, was killed by a Saxon army. The second King of Wales was killed by his own men... English armies usually contained Welsh bowmen. A Welsh-fired arrow could – and did – go all the way through armour, leg, saddle and horse. Welsh bowmen often used English longbows against them, firing them at point-blank range during ambushes...This book contains hundreds of ‘strange but true’ facts and anecdotes about Welsh history. Arranged into a miniature history of Wales, and with bizarre and hilarious true tales for every era, it will interest and delight readers everywhere.
Author : Reginald Allen Brown
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Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
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Author : Desmond Keenan
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1503574458
Total Pages : 656 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (35 download)
Download or read book The Real History of Ireland Warts and All written by Desmond Keenan and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2015-09-04 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After I began my researches into Irish history I became more and more dissatisfied with the existing stereotyped model of the supposed centuries old conflict with the English. One day I went into a bookshop to purchase a greatly-hyped History of modern Ireland, and I found that the chapter headings had scarcely changed in a hundred years. A version of Irish history had been set in the nineteenth century, and accepted as true ever after. Next, I happened to purchase out of curiosity a copy of Adolf Hitler’s Mein Kampf. I was rather astounded to find that the version of German history Hitler preached was uncannily like the version of Irish history I had been taught in school. Both were derived from the racial theories of the early nineteenth century, of the special Geist or genius of each race, and the Darwinian Rassenkampf or wars of the races, resulting in the survival of the fittest or strongest. Thirdly, when preparing my doctoral thesis I quoted a world-famous authority on some point or another, only for my supervisor to ask me where I got that idea from. (He was an authority on the point.) I resolved to check every fact, never to rely on a single source, and to accept no man’s conclusions merely on his reputation. (O si sic omnes).
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Total Pages : 964 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)
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Total Pages : 978 pages
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Total Pages : 620 pages
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Author : Christopher Gravett
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1461749298
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (617 download)
Download or read book History of Castles, New and Revised written by Christopher Gravett and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2007-07-01 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The History of Castles is the ultimate guide to the world's most fascinating castles and strongholds. Chapters include information on castles from France, England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the Iberian Peninsula, Italy, Scandinavia, Eastern Europe, Russia, and the Middle East. An ideal book for history enthusiasts, people planning to take a vacation near one of these castles, and for anyone who is enamored of these breathtaking buildings.
Author : Arnold Joseph Taylor
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ISBN 13 : 9781857602579
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (25 download)
Download or read book Harlech Castle written by Arnold Joseph Taylor and published by . This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arweinlyfr hylaw ar gyfer castell Harlech. Castell ar ffurf consentrig ydyw, wedi'i leoli ar glogwyn creigiog sy'n wynebu Bae Ceredigion a mynyddoedd Eryri y tu ôl iddo'n gefndir. Dyma gampwaith pensaernïol sydd wedi'i addasu yn berffaith i'r tirlun caregog. Bu'r castell yn rhan o gadwyn o gaerau a adeiladwyd gan gan Edward I yn hen deyrnas Gwynedd i gadarnhau concwest 1282. -- Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru
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Total Pages : 962 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)
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Author : Mary-Ann Constantine
Publisher : Anthem Press
ISBN 13 : 1783086548
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (83 download)
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Author : Kate McLoughlin
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107129575
Total Pages : 407 pages
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Author : William Hunt
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Total Pages : 564 pages
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