The last days of Owain Glyndŵr / Gruffydd Aled Williams ; photographs by Iestyn Hughes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Williams, Gruffydd Aled, author.

Contributor:

Hughes, Iestyn, photographer.

Standardized Title:

Dyddiau olaf Owain Glyndŵr. English

Language:

English

Welsh

Subjects (All):

Glendower, Owen, approximately 1354-1416.

Glendower, Owen.

Wales--History--1284-1536.

Wales.

History.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

264 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Talybont, Ceredigion : Y Lolfa, [2017]

Language Note:

Translated from the Welsh, with Welsh selections with parallel English translations from the Welsh.

Summary:

600 years since his death, Owain Glyndwr is still one of the most important figures in Welsh history, and many traditions have grown up around the last days of his life. Gruffydd Aled Williams, an authority on the subject, here rigorously assesses the evidence in manuscripts and printed sources, sorting fact from fiction. He also investigates Glyndwr family history and, based on new research, brings to light new information available in English for the first time. With colour photos by Iestyn Hughes, this impressive book reveals surprising new facts about the man who still fires our national imagination. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I The Background

1 The course of the Glyndwr revolt 13

2 'A fair nestful of chieftains' 24

3 The'History of Owen Glendower' 37

4 The death of Owain Glyndwr 41

Part II Herefordshire

1 Herefordshire: general 55

2 Croft Castle 64

3 Lawton's Hope 72

4 Kentchurch Court 79

5 Monnington-on-Wye 93

6 Monnington Straddle 100

7 Haywood Forest 110

8 The Vern 115

9 Kimbolton 121

10 Herefordshire: summary 131

Part III Wales

1 Wales: general 139

2 Unlikely death and burial places 147

3 Maelienydd 160

4 Wales: summary 168

Part IV Prophecy

1 'A great many say he died; the seers say he did not.' 173.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-246) and index.

ISBN:

1784614637

9781784614638

OCLC:

991719109

Publisher Number:

99977556515