Daily Medieval

The 9th-century Historia Brittonum  mentions five especially renowned British poets, one of whom is Taliesin. In the 12th century he was con...

During the Celtic Revival , a Welsh stonemason named Edward Williams (1747 - 1826) took an interest in collecting old manuscripts and began ...

With Dafydd ap Gruffudd executed for high treason and Wales under his control, it was time for Edward to establish the government he wanted...

With Llywelyn ap Gruffudd dead  in December of 1282, the title Prince of Wales went to his younger brother, Dafydd ap Gruffydd. Dafydd was n...

It is not that surprising that the details of one particular death during a battle is not noticed, but when that person is the highest ranke...

The Treaty of Aberconwy  in 1277 was supposed to make everyone happy. Dafydd ap Gruffydd (his coat of arms is shown here) was out from under...

Hostilities between Wales and anyone living to the east who wanted to control them was ongoing for centuries, but it wasn't until Edward...

Yesterday we learned about Hywel Dda ("Howell the Good"), the 10th-century Welsh ruler, and mentioned that the parliament of Wale...

Hywel ap Cadell was known as Hywel Dda ("Howel the Good"), a Welsh king who accomplished so much that his name is attached to the ...

When the people of Northern Europe sailed westward and landed in the island of Great Britain, there were already people living there. These ...

Gerald of Wales (c.1146 - c.1223) provided us with extensive information on  Ireland and Wales and England of his time. Serving several Pla...

Edward Caernarvon (princes were named for the location of their birth) was born 25 April 1284 to Edward I and Eleanor, Countess of Ponthieu....

The location of Wales on the south-western part of the island of Great Britain protected it somewhat from the pagan Germanic invasions that ...

The Welsh Triads are several statements that group things in threes. They can be basic knowledge, such as "There are three primary musi...

19th c. painting of William [ link ] The Battle of Damme (mentioned yesterday) was led by the 3rd Earl of Salisbury, a man named William...

It was on today's date, 3 March, in 1284 that Wales was incorporated into England via the Statute of Rhuddlan. Wales had been connecte...

Clearly, Old New Year is still a big deal! Happy New Year! Today, 14 January,* is the "original" New Year's Day in the J...

Today presents many opportunities to tie into previous posts. It is the date of the deaths of St. Rémy in 533, of Abbot Suger in 1151. I...

We have discussed the ultimate torture—to be Hanged, Drawn, and Quartered— here and here . Now let us take a brief look at the man whose...