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I am a writer and historian with a passionate interest in the medieval era. This newsletter will focus on the reign of Edward I, otherwise called Longshanks or the Hammer of the Scots, one of the most controversial monarchs in British history.
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Treasons and burnished gold (opens the original)
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I am booked to do two talks for the Monmouthshire Antiquarian Association and Mortimer History Society, both on Zoom in January: I will post links when they become available. Hopefully more public talks will follow in the spring and summer.The subject is Morgan ap Maredudd, one of the most fascinating personalities of 13th century Wales.Morgan was descended of the old kings of Morgannwg in the south-east. His father was dispossessed by Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Gloucester, and Morgan himself had
And there he shall hang... (opens the original)
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#OTD in 1295 orders went out to seek, take and arrest Sir Thomas Turberville, an English knight who had defected to the French.Thomas had recently returned to England, claiming to have escaped from prison in France. In fact he had been released on condition that he spied for the French. He wrote a detailed letter to the provost of Paris, explaining how the French might invade and conquer England.The Welsh and the Scots, Thomas claimed, were ready to rise when the French landed. He named his cont
Heat and flies (opens the original)
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In summer 1295 the French invaded Gascony. This was after the initial occupation in 1294, when Philippe le Bel had tricked the English into handing over the duchy for a temporary period. He used that loophole to move his army in. Edward I was supposed to sail to Gascony with the entire feudal host of England, but was diverted by a revolt in Wales. He could only send the advance guard, which did surprisingly well and recovered significant territory. Philippe sent his brother, Charles of Valois, t
Abuses of power (opens the original)
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The Welsh war of 1276-77 ended with the defeat of Prince Llywelyn, who surrendered via the Treaty of Aberconwy. Edward I let him keep his title of Princeps Wallie, but his effective power was severely reduced. In the aftermath, Llywelyn’s enemies in Wales looked to exploit his weakness. One important source is the assize roll of Walter Hopton, chief justice, to hear pleas of land and trespasses etc in Wales and the Marches. This document is dated 1278 and held at the National Archives reference
Empires in Wales (opens the original)
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In September 1282 Castell Trefilan in West Wales was burnt by a combined Welsh and English force, raised by William de Valence, Earl of Pembroke and captain of the royal army in West Wales. This was the aftermath of the battle of Llandeilo Fawr in June, when part of Gilbert de Clare’s army was ambushed and mauled by the Welsh in a wooded pass near Llandeilo. Edward I seized upon the opportunity to strip Clare of command in West Wales and replace him with Pembroke. Pembroke’s son had been killed
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