Medievalists.net » Wales http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Sun, 06 Dec 2015 19:35:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 The King’s Welshmen: Welsh Involvement in the Expeditionary Army of 1415 http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/24/the-kings-welshmen-welsh-involvement-in-the-expeditionary-army-of-1415/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/24/the-kings-welshmen-welsh-involvement-in-the-expeditionary-army-of-1415/#comments Sun, 25 Oct 2015 04:07:14 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=61984 This paper examines the evidence behind the claims that it was Welsh archers that won the battle of Agincourt for Henry V. As might be expected, it is a little less clear-cut than that.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/24/the-kings-welshmen-welsh-involvement-in-the-expeditionary-army-of-1415/feed/ 0 Who Were The Celts? The British Museum Offers Answers with New Exhibition http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/28/who-were-the-celts-the-british-museum-offers-answers-with-new-exhibition/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/28/who-were-the-celts-the-british-museum-offers-answers-with-new-exhibition/#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2015 11:51:22 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=61384 The British Museum just opened its latest exhibit, Celts: Art and Identity this past Thursday, covering 2,500 years of Celtic history. The exhibit explores Celtic identity and how it eveolved from the time of the Ancient Greeks to the present through art, culture, daily life, religion and politics.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/28/who-were-the-celts-the-british-museum-offers-answers-with-new-exhibition/feed/ 0 Motte and Bailey Castle for Sale in Wales http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/19/motte-and-bailey-castle-for-sale-in-wales/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/19/motte-and-bailey-castle-for-sale-in-wales/#comments Wed, 19 Aug 2015 14:11:21 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=60477 The remains of a 13th-century Motte and Bailey castle has been put up for sale together with a fully renovated five bedroomed farmhouse, gardens, stream and wood for £650,000

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/19/motte-and-bailey-castle-for-sale-in-wales/feed/ 0 Ten Castles that Made Medieval Britain: Pembroke Castle http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/03/ten-castles-that-made-medieval-britain-pembroke-castle/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/03/ten-castles-that-made-medieval-britain-pembroke-castle/#comments Mon, 03 Aug 2015 13:48:00 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=60173 While Caernarvon was the ultimate manifestation of Anglo-Norman occupied Wales wrought into stone and mortar, Pembroke was its beating heart. Today ensconced upon a spur of rock, the Cleddau estuary flowing gently by, Pembroke Castle stands still, its long shadow silent and serene.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/03/ten-castles-that-made-medieval-britain-pembroke-castle/feed/ 0 Ten Castles that Made Medieval Britain: Caernarfon Castle http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/19/ten-castles-that-made-medieval-britain-caernarfon-castle/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/19/ten-castles-that-made-medieval-britain-caernarfon-castle/#comments Mon, 20 Jul 2015 02:55:58 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=59868 Perhaps more than any other castle found within the British Isles, Caernarfon embodies that most terrifying of a castles aspects; a tool for the aggressive and utter domination of territory.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/19/ten-castles-that-made-medieval-britain-caernarfon-castle/feed/ 0 Wales marks 600th anniversary of the Battle of Agincourt http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/01/wales-marks-600th-anniversary-of-the-battle-of-agincourt/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/01/wales-marks-600th-anniversary-of-the-battle-of-agincourt/#comments Thu, 02 Jul 2015 01:32:34 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=59336 The Welsh Government is highlighting the important role the country played in this historic event in honour of its 600th anniversary.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/01/wales-marks-600th-anniversary-of-the-battle-of-agincourt/feed/ 0 Holt Castle in Wales reopens http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/01/holt-castle-in-wales-reopens/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/01/holt-castle-in-wales-reopens/#comments Wed, 01 Jul 2015 17:36:53 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=59316 Holt Castle, near Wrexham in northern Wales, was re-opened last week after the completion of a four year restoration project.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/27/white-castle-and-the-dating-of-the-towers/feed/ 0 Owain’s Revolt? Glyn Dŵr’s role in the outbreak of the rebellion http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/06/owains-revolt-glyn-dwrs-role-in-the-outbreak-of-the-rebellion/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/06/owains-revolt-glyn-dwrs-role-in-the-outbreak-of-the-rebellion/#comments Sun, 07 Jun 2015 02:56:44 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=58755 This article asserts that Owain Glyn Dŵr was neither the instigator nor, initially, the sole leader of the revolt for which he has become well known. It also challenges the idea that there was just one rebellion and casts doubt on the notion that he proclaimed himself Prince of Wales on 16 September 1400.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/06/owains-revolt-glyn-dwrs-role-in-the-outbreak-of-the-rebellion/feed/ 0 Researchers reveal medieval drawings erased centuries ago http://www.medievalists.net/2015/04/01/researchers-reveal-medieval-drawings-erased-centuries-ago/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/04/01/researchers-reveal-medieval-drawings-erased-centuries-ago/#comments Thu, 02 Apr 2015 04:50:55 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=57324 One of the Wales’s most important medieval manuscripts is throwing up ghosts from the past after new research and imaging work revealed eerie faces and lines of verse which had previously been erased from history.

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