Acts of the Welsh Rulers, 1120-1283 - 1120-1283

Informationen zum Autor Huw Pryce is Professor of Welsh History at Bangor University. In addition to numerous articles! mainly on various aspects of medieval Welsh history! his previous publications include Native Law and the Church in Medieval Wales (1993) and the edited volumes Yr Arglwydd Rhys (with Nerys Ann Jones! 1996) and Literacy in Medieval Celtic Societies (1998). Klappentext This volume provides the first comprehensive collection of charters! letters! and other documents issued by native rulers of Wales from the early twelfth century to the Edwardian conquest of 1282-83 that extinguished independent rule. The texts! almost all in Latin! are accompanied by full English summaries and annotation. This collection makes accessible a key body of source material for the study of medieval Wales during "the age of princes"--an era when native rulers struggled for power among themselves and with Marcher lords and the English crown. "In every sense this is a massive achievement. . . . It should be on the shelves of everyone with an interest in medieval history or the history of Wales."--"Montgomeryshire Collections" Zusammenfassung A comprehensive collection of charters! letters and other written acts issued by native rulers of Wales from the early twelfth century to the Edwardian conquest of 1282-3.

Product details

• Authors: Huw Pryce, Huw (EDT)/ Insley Pryce
• Assisted by: Charles Insley (Editor), Huw Pryce (Editor), Pryce Huw (Editor)
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.09.2011
• EAN: 9780708323830
• ISBN: 978-0-7083-2383-0
• No. of pages: 960
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Wales, Welsh, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Middle Ages (449-1066), HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Wales, of, Medieval History, British & Irish history, c 1000 CE to c 1500, c 500 to c 1000 CE, European history: medieval period, middle ages, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, 1283, Acts, 1120, rulers