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The First Prince of Wales?: Bleddyn ap Cynfyn, 1063-75
Sean Davies
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Description for The First Prince of Wales?: Bleddyn ap Cynfyn, 1063-75
Paperback. This is the first book to explain how Wales was transformed from a kingdom to a principality as the Norman Conquest forged modern Britain. Num Pages: 176 pages, 11 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 227.
This is the first book on one of Wales's greatest leaders, arguably `first prince of Wales', Bleddyn ap Cynfyn. Bleddyn was at the heart of the tumultuous events that forged Britain in the cauldron of Norman aggression, and his reign offers an important new perspective on the events of 1066 and beyond. He was a leader who used alliances on the wider British scale as he strove to recreate the fledgling kingdom of Wales that had been built and ruled by his brother, though outside pressures and internal intrigues meant his successors would compete ultimately for a principality.
This is the first book on one of Wales's greatest leaders, arguably `first prince of Wales', Bleddyn ap Cynfyn. Bleddyn was at the heart of the tumultuous events that forged Britain in the cauldron of Norman aggression, and his reign offers an important new perspective on the events of 1066 and beyond. He was a leader who used alliances on the wider British scale as he strove to recreate the fledgling kingdom of Wales that had been built and ruled by his brother, though outside pressures and internal intrigues meant his successors would compete ultimately for a principality.
Product Details
Publisher
University of Wales Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
227g
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Wales, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781783169368
SKU
V9781783169368
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Ref
99-1
About Sean Davies
Sean Davies has studied medieval Wales for over two decades, and has published extensively on the subject. He is a former BBC journalist who works as a writer and editor.
Reviews for The First Prince of Wales?: Bleddyn ap Cynfyn, 1063-75
Davies's book provides a fresh, bold, and persuasive account of Bleddyn ap Cynfyn, king of Gwynedd and Powys and with ambitions to rule more widely in Wales. In six succinct and clearly written chapters, he skilfully deploys a range of often difficult sources to reassess the king's place in the turbulent politics of the mid-eleventh century.
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