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Owain Glyndŵr is one of the most important figures in Welsh history. This examination of the traditions which have developed about the location of his death and where he might have been buried rigorously assesses claims, based on evidence in manuscripts and on the ground. -- Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru

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Author:   Gruffydd Aled Williams
Publisher:   Y Lolfa
Imprint:   Y Lolfa
ISBN:  

9781784614638

ISBN 10:   1784614637
Pages:   264
Publication Date:   13 October 2017
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Contents Preface PART I: THE BACKGROUND 1. The course of the Glyndwr revolt 2. 'A fair nestful of chieftains' 3. The 'History of Owain Glyndwr' 4. The death of Owain Glyndwr PART II: HEREFORDSHIRE 1. Herefordshire: general 2. Croft Castle 3. Lawton's Hope 4. Kentchurch Court 5. Monnington-on-Wye 6. Monnington Straddle 7. Haywood Forest 8. The Vern 9. Kimbolton 10. Herefordshire: summary PART III: WALES 1. Wales: general 2. Unlikely death and burial places 3. Maelienydd 4. Wales: summary PART IV: PROPHECY 1. 'A great many say he died; the seers say he did not' APPENDIX: The Kentchurch Court painting (i) 'The Face of Owain Glyndwr': the case of the misplaced wart (ii) Sion Cent/John of Kent? Bibliography Index -- Publisher: Y Lolfa

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Owain Glyndwr is one of the most important figures in Welsh history. Winner of the 2016 Welsh Book of the Year award for the original Welsh-language version of this book, Gruffydd Aled Williams here examines the traditions which have grown up in the 600 years since Glyndwrs death around the last days of his life. Although some attention has been given to these issues in popular books about Glyndwr, many accounts have been rather misleading or fantastical. In this book, Williams rigorously assesses claims made about the location of Glyndwrs death and where he might have been buried, based upon evidence in manuscripts and on the ground, and sifts through the truth and the fiction. He also investigates Glyndwr family history and, based on new research, brings to light information available in English for the first time, for example about Glyndwrs illegitimate daughter from Tal-y-bont. -- Y Lolfa

Owain Glyndŵr is one of the most important figures in Welsh history. Winner of the 2016 Welsh Book of the Year award for the original Welsh-language version of this book, Gruffydd Aled Williams here examines the traditions which have grown up in the 600 years since Glyndŵr’s death around the last days of his life. Although some attention has been given to these issues in popular books about Glyndŵr, many accounts have been rather misleading or fantastical. In this book, Williams rigorously assesses claims made about the location of Glyndŵr’s death and where he might have been buried, based upon evidence in manuscripts and on the ground, and sifts through the truth and the fiction. He also investigates Glyndŵr family history and, based on new research, brings to light information available in English for the first time, for example about Glyndŵr’s illegitimate daughter from Tal-y-bont. -- Publisher: Y Lolfa

Author Information

Gruffydd Aled Williams grew up in Glyndyfrdwy, Owain Glyndŵr’s own neck of the woods. Before retiring, he lectured in Welsh at University College, Dublin and Bangor University, and was Professor of Welsh and Head of the Welsh Department at Aberystwyth University. He delivered the British Academy’s Sir John Rhŷs Memorial Lecture in 2010 on medieval poetry associated with Owain Glyndŵr, contributed to Owain Glyndŵr: A Casebook (2013) and was elected a member of the Gorsedd of Bards in 2002 and the Learned Society of Wales in 2014. He is President of the Merioneth Historical and Record Society. -- Publisher: Y Lolfa

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