General Lectures and Articles
∇ Raglan Castle ☛☛
Dr John Kenyon, FSA – online lecture
∇ Castrum Leonis Roars Again: Reconstruction Holt Castle, Denbighshire ☛☛
Chris Jones-Jenkins FSA – online lecture
∇ An Introduction to the Medieval Marcher Lordships ☛☛
Philip Hume – in Mortimer Matters 39
∇ The Emergence of the Marcher Lordships ☛☛
Philip Hume – In Mortimer Matters 40
∇ Like Kings in their own Domain: the Liberties of the Marcher Lords ☛☛
Philip Hume – in Mortimer Matters 41
∇ The King’s Messenger will eat the Royal Letter, Wax Seal and all ☛☛
Philip Hume – online lecture
∇ Law and Lordship in the March of Wales ☛☛
Dr Sara Elin Roberts – online lecture
∇ The Corbets and Inter-Marcher Warfare: Reconsidering Definitions ☛☛
Dr Melissa Julian-Jones – online lecture
∇ The Marcher Lords and the English Crown in the March of Wales 1254-1272 ☛☛
Dr Alastair Iain Ayton – in Mortimer Matters 44
∇ Telling Friend from Foe: The Welsh in the March of Wales in the reign of Henry III ☛☛
Dr Alastair Iain Ayton – in Mortimer Matters 47
∇ The Lord Edward’s Marcher Lordship 1254-1272 ☛☛
Dr Alastair Iain Ayton – online lecture
∇ Allies to enemies: Daffyd Prince of Wales, Edward I and the Marcher lords ☛☛
David Pilling – in Mortimer Matters 49
∇ Edward I and the Tale of Two Audiences ☛☛
Dr Kathleen Neal – online lecture
∇ From allies to enemies: Daffyd Prince of Wales, Edward I and the Marcher lords ☛☛
Dr Kathleen Neal – online lecture
∇ A Policy of Suppression: Edward I and the Marcher Lords ☛☛
David Pilley – in Mortimer Matters 46
∇ Edward III and the lords of the Welsh March ☛☛
Dr Matt Raven – an online lecture
∇ Power and Patronage in the medieval Welsh March: One Family’s Story ☛☛
Dr David Stephenson – an online lecture launching his book
∇ What’s Yours is Mine: Cyfraith Hywel and the Law of the March ☛☛
Dr Sara Elin Roberts – this article is only available in Vol.3 of the MHS Journal
∇ It Takes Two to Tango: the Welsh view of the March ☛☛
Dr David Stephenson – online lecture
∇ A medieval Welsh view of the Shropshire Marches ☛☛
Deborah Gentry – in Mortimer Matters 45
∇ A View from the West: some Welsh reactions to the March ☛☛
Dr David Stephenson – in Mortimer Matters 30
∇ The Earldom of Pembroke ☛☛
John Fleming – online lecture
∇ Give me back my inheritance: the contested lordship of Usk ☛☛
Kirsten Lawton-Smith – online lecture
∇ The Hereford Family: 12th Century Marcher Lords ☛☛
Kirsten Lawton-Smith – in Mortimer Matters 44
∇ Conference Question Time – The Medieval Welsh Marcher Lordships ☛☛
Dr David Stephenson, Dr Sara Elin Roberts, Philip Hume and John Fleming
∇ A Comparison of the Development of two Neighbouring Townships, one Welsh and one English ☛☛
Doreen Bowen – this article is only available in Vol.4 of the MHS Journal
∇ Usk Castle, its history and buildings ☛☛
Will Davies Cadw – an online lecture
∇ Elementary education in the late mediaeval Marches ☛☛
Dr David Thomson – an online lecture
∇ Wales, the Marches and Universities ☛☛
Dr Rhun Emlyn – an online lecture
∇ Astronomy & the 12th Century Welsh Marches ☛☛
Dr Katharine Bader – an online lecture
∇ Adam Usk (c. 1350-1430): Clerk, lawyer, Welshman, traitor ☛☛
Prof. Chris Given-Wilson – an online lecture
∇ Legal Learning in Medieval Wales ☛☛
Dr Sara Elin Roberts – an online lecture
∇ Gerald of Wales: A Twelfth-Century Writer and Cleric ☛☛
Dr Georgia Henley – an online lecture
∇ Walter Brut: Astronomer, Farmer, Heretic, Rebel ☛☛
Dr Rhun Emlyn – an online lecture
Patrons, patronage and material culture in the medieval Marches of Wales ☛☛
Natasha Coombs – in Mortimer Matters 52
The Welsh March, its culture, its politics and its unique identity? ☛☛
Prof. Helen Fulton – in Mortimer Matters 50
Eastern Wales in the 13th century – what was really happening? ☛☛
Dr David Stephenson – in Mortimer Matters 27
The Marcher Lordships of South-West Wales ☛☛
John Fleming – in Mortimer Matters 51
From necessary defences to luxurious homes: Castles in the Central and Northern Marches ☛☛
Philip Hume – in Mortimer Matters 45
Elizabeth de Burgh and the Lordship of Usk 1 ☛☛
Kirsten Lawton-Smith – in Mortimer Matters 50
Elizabeth de Burgh and the Lordship of Usk 2 ☛☛
Kirsten Lawton-Smith – in Mortimer Matters 51
The Law of the March ☛☛
Dr Sara Elin Roberts – in Mortimer Matters 43
The Mortimers and the Marches
Dr David Stephenson – an online lecture
Dr David Stephenson – this article is only available in Vol.3 of the MHS Journal
Philip Hume – this article is only available in Vol.3 of the MHS Journal
Philip Hume – this article is only available in Vol.4 of the MHS Journal
Connor Williams – an online lecture
The Marcher lordship of Narberth ☛☛
John Fleming – in Mortimer Matters 50
The Mortimers in Maelienydd: Cefnllys Castle and Abbey Cwm Hir ☛☛
Philip Hume – in Mortimer Matters 35
An early Mortimer Charter and Seal for Abbey Cwm Hir ☛☛
Philip Hume – in Mortimer Matters 38
Presteigne and the Mortimers ☛☛
Philip Hume and Hugh Wood – in Mortimer Matters 24
Other Lectures and Articles about Wales
∇ Edward I’s Castles in Wales ☛☛
Dr Andy King – an online lecture
∇ The royal castles of Edward I & the English control of North Wales, 1283-1400 ☛☛
Dr Jeremy Ashbee, FSA – an online lecture
∇ Competition and conquest: native Welsh society and the early Norman inroads ☛☛
Dr Euryn Williams – an online lecture
∇ Llywelyn ab Iorwerth: Ideology, Castle Building and Landscape in Gwynneth 1194-1283 ☛☛
Dr Craig Owen Jones – an online lecture
∇ Prince, Lord or Vassal?: The Life of Gwenwynwyn ab Owain Cyfeiliog, Prince of Powys ☛☛
Dr Craig Owen Jones – an online lecture
The full text of a talk by Dr Matthew Stevens
∇ Far More Things Forbidden: Women & their Rights in Medieval Welsh Law ☛☛
Dr Sara Elin Roberts – an online lecture
∇ Nest ferch Rhys: Princess, Mistress, Lover ☛☛
John Fleming – an online lecture
∇ Joan, Lady of Wales: A Model Welsh Queenship or an Exception to the Norm? ☛☛
Dr Danna Messer – an online lecture
Ethan Gould – this article is only available in Vol.2 of the MHS Journal
Women in Welsh Law: It’s a Man’s World ☛☛
Dr Sara Elin Roberts – in Mortimer Matters 44
The 1387-8 Account Roll of the Honour of Wigmore ☛☛
Yve James – in Mortimer Matters 51
Education in medieval Wales and the Marches ☛☛
David Thomson – in Mortimer Matters 51
A contemporary painting of Princess Nest in bed with Henry I
Cearnarfon castle built by Edward I from around 1284
In 1093, Rhys ap Tewdwr, King of Deheubarth died fighting against the Normans near Brecon. His death paved the way for the Norman conquest of South-West Wales
Pembroke Castle was fortified following the Norman conquest of Deheubarth in 1093 but it owes its impressive appearance to William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke (c1246-1219)
The arms of Valence. William and Aymer de Valence were successively Earls of Pembroke between 1247 and 1324.
Cilgerran castle near Cardigan