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This book covers both the royal families that existed in pre-Conquest Wales and the predominantly English royal families that have ruled over Wales since medieval times. The changing relationships between the rulers and the ruled in Wales are examined, over a period from the early Middle Ages to the present day. The aim is to tell the story of how Wales has figured in the development of the British royal family and its traditions. The author's previous books covered individual members of the royal families; although this book will inevitably cover individuals in the telling of the story, to some extent, the book will concentrate less on the personalities and more on the surrounding tradition and pageantry (e.g., investiture ceremonies), and there is ample scope for covering new ground. An index and select bibliography will be provided, as well as illustrations, the latter largely of monuments and locations in Wales associated with the book's theme.
Kings of Wales Earliest Days Ruling Medieval Wales The Royal Character Son of Prophecy Normans Royal Blood Welsh Pretenders: Owain Lawgoch and Owain Glyndwr The War of the Roses Welsh Royalists Marcher Lordships The Tudor Conquest The Stuarts Jacobites Royal Visits The Language Changing Attitudes? Victorians and Edwardians Politics Residence in Wales The Legacy Physical Reminders Arms and Emblems Investiture Today and Tomorrow

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Histoire

Great Britain

History

Wales

Europe

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Publié par	University of Wales Press
Date de parution	30 septembre 2010
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9780708323120
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	1 Mo

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Royal Wales

Deborah Fisher

University of Wales Press

ROYAL WALES

Royal Wales

Deborah Fisher

UNIVERSITY OF WALES PRESS CARDIFF 2010

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any material form (including photocopying or storing it in any medium by electronic means and whether or not transiently or incidentally to some other use of this publication) without the written permission of the copyright owner except in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 or under the terms of a licence issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency Ltd, Saffron House, 6–10 Kirby Street, London, EC1N 8TS. Applications for the copyright owner’s written permission to reproduce any part of this publication should be addressed to the University of Wales Press, 10 Columbus Walk, Brigantine Place, Cardiff, CF10 4UP.

British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

ISBN 978-0-7083-2214-7 e-ISBN 978-0-7083-2312-0

The right of Deborah Fisher to be identified as author of this work has been asserted by her in accordance with sections 77, 78 and 79 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

Printed by Gutenberg Press, Tarxien, Malta

This book is dedicated to the memory of my dear uncle, Ray Woodward (1923–2010)

Contents 

Prologue Family Trees List of Illustrations Introduction Kings of Wales Normans Royal Blood Welsh Pretenders: Owain Lawgoch and Owain Glyndŵr The Wars of the Roses Welsh Royalists The Path to Constitutional Monarchy Victorians and Edwardians Residence in Wales The Legacy Today and Tomorrow Select Bibliography Index

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Prologue 

n2007, a plaque was presented to the Snowdonia Society for placement I in the new visitor centre at the summit of Snowdon, the highest moun-tain in Wales. In the Welsh language, Snowdon is called Yr Wyddfa (meaning ‘the tumulus’) and Snowdonia is Eryri, the ‘lair of eagles’. The medieval princes of Gwynedd called themselves lords of Snowdonia, and even today Baron Snowdon is a lesser royal title (currently held by Prince Philip). The newly carved plaque was donated by the Princess Gwenllian Society, a flourishing group that aims to preserve the memory of Princess Gwenllian (1282–1337), daughter of Llywelyn ap Gruffydd. The dispos-sessed princess spent most of her life cloistered in a convent in Lincolnshire, courtesy of Edward Longshanks. The Snowdonia National Parks Authority had reservations about the placing of the plaque, however. Perhaps, with its ‘official’ status, the authority did not wish to be associated with anything that smacked of nationalism. Princess Gwenllian is regarded by many as the last member of the last ‘true’ royal family of Wales, and as such may be seen a figurehead for believers in independence. Yet, even if we temporarily disregard Owain Glyndw^r (who has a society of his own to look after his interests), we will find that Gwenllian was hardly the last of her line. The royal blood she inherited from both parents, a rich mixture of English and Welsh, is to be found in others who survived. Her uncle Rhodri has many surviving direct descendants, as have her great-aunts Gwladus and Elen. That same blood has run through the veins of every British monarch since Wales became part of ‘Great’ Britain and, later, the United Kingdom.