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Author: Roger Turvey
Publisher: Hyperion Books
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 132
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKRhys ap Gruffydd stands out among Welsh rulers, not simply on account of his singular application as The Lord Rhys, but because of some indefinable quality which marked him as a prince of talent, vision and insight. This biography emphasizes his significance in the history of medieval Wales.
Author: Ralph Alan Griffiths
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Published: 1993
Total Pages: 366
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKElidir Ddu (fl. 1302-1326) was the son of Elidir ap Rhys of Crug, Wales. He was the father of Philip and grandfather of Nicholas ap Philip ap Syr Elidir Ddu. Nicholas married Sioned, daughter of Gruffydd ap Llwelyn Foethus of Llangathen and became the father of Gruffydd ap Nicholas who became a powerful Welsh nobleman. He was married three times and became the father of eleven children, several of whom also rose to prominence. One of his grandchildren was Sir Rhys ap Thomas (d. 1525) who was important during the Wars of the Roses and then alligned himself with Henry VII, a fellow Welshman.
Author: Susan Fern
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Published: 2014-05-15
Total Pages: 192
ISBN-13: 1445619881
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn 1485 on a battlefield in Bosworth, King Richard III was dealt a death blow by the man who had sworn loyalty to him only a few months earlier. He was Rhys ap Thomas. This is the story of the man who helped forge the course of British history.
Author: Sarah J. Maas
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Published: 2018-05
Total Pages: 739
ISBN-13: 1619635208
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSarah J. Maas hit the New York Times SERIES list at #1 with A Court of Wings and Ruin!
Author: Michael Davies
Publisher: The History Press
Published: 2011-11-30
Total Pages: 206
ISBN-13: 0752479237
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGruffudd ap Llywelyn was Wales' greatest king. Ambitious and battle-sure, he succeeded in doing what no Welsh king before him was capable of: he ruled all Wales as a united and independent state. He went further by turning the Viking threat to his realm into a powerful weapon and conquering border land that had been in English hands for centuries. Having emerged as a war leader, Gruffudd also proved to be much more: a patron of the arts and church, with the trappings of a king who was respected and feared on the European stage. His eventual murder at the hands of his own men narrowed the country's political ambitions and left Wales in chaos on the eve of the arrival of the Normans. Those who betrayed Gruffudd were the forebears of the famous princes who would dominate Wales until the Edwardian Conquest, meaning that the former king left no one to tell of his glory. As a result, 1,000 years after his birth, the would-be nation builder is all but forgotten. Here, Sean and Michael Davies reveal the king in all his glory, telling for the first time the story of one of Wales' greatest figures and exploring the full implications of Gruffudd's rule. For, without Gruffudd, the fate of King Harold and the outcome of the Battle of Hastings would have been very different...
Author: Gerald of Wales
Publisher: Penguin UK
Published: 2004-05-27
Total Pages: 336
ISBN-13: 0141915552
DOWNLOAD EBOOKScholar, churchman, diplomat and theologian, Gerald of Wales was one of the most fascinating figures of the Middle Ages and The Journey Through Wales describes his eventful tour of the country as a missionary in 1188. In a style reminiscent of a diary, Gerald records the day-to-day events of the mission, alongside lively accounts of local miracles, folklore and religious relics such as Saint Patrick's Horn, and eloquent descriptions of natural scenery that includes the rugged promontory of St David's and the vast snow-covered panoramas of Snowdonia. The landscape is evoked in further detail in The Description, which chronicles the everyday lives of the Welsh people with skill and affection. Witty and gently humorous throughout, these works provide a unique view into the medieval world.
Author: Rhys Bowen
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2008-07-01
Total Pages: 336
ISBN-13: 1101207361
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTHE FIRST ROYAL SPYNESS MYSTERY! The New York Times bestselling author of the Molly Murphy and Constable Evan Evans mysteries turns her attentions to “a feisty new heroine to delight a legion of Anglophile readers.”* London, 1932. Lady Victoria Georgiana Charlotte Eugenie, 34th in line for the English throne, is flat broke. She's bolted Scotland, her greedy brother, and her fish-faced betrothed. London is a place where she'll experience freedom, learn life lessons aplenty, do a bit of spying for HRH—oh, and find a dead Frenchman in her tub. Now her new job is to clear her long family name...
Author: Rhys Bowen
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2008-07-01
Total Pages: 324
ISBN-13: 1440629528
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLady Georgiana finds herself in a heap of royal trouble in the second novel in the New York Times bestselling Royal Spyness Mystery series. London, 1932. Poor Lady Georgiana—thirty-fourth in line to the throne—has nothing to serve her Bavarian princess houseguest, even though the Queen of England has requested that she entertain her. Then there's the matter of the body in the bookshop and the princess's unwitting involvement with the Communist party. It's enough to drive a girl mad...
Author: John Williams
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Published: 1861
Total Pages: 518
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Paul Rhys Mountfort
Publisher: Inner Traditions / Bear & Co
Published: 2003-05-05
Total Pages: 294
ISBN-13: 9780892810932
DOWNLOAD EBOOKReveals the ancient oracle based on the runic Elder Futhark alphabet of the Norse.
