Medieval Powys - Kingdom, Principality and Lordships, 1132-1293

First full-scale account of the medieval realm of Powys.

Sommario

Introduction: The problem of medieval Powys: Historiography and sources.
The re-emergence of Powys
The age of eminence: Madog ap Maredudd.
Crisis and renewal: 1160 and its aftermath
The ascendancy and fall of Gwenwynwyn
Eclipse: the supremacy of Gwynedd
Survival: the case of Gruffudd, lord of Bromfield
Survival: the case of Gruffudd ap Gwenwynwyn
The persistence of Powysian lordship: Owain ap Gruffudd ap Gwenwynwyn and the descendants of Madog ap Maredudd
Powysian Polities I: aspects of governance
Powysian Polities II: secular dynamics; fragmentation and integration
Powysian Polities III: the ecclesiastical dimension
Some Powysian perspectives: fears and aspirations
Appendix I. The Combermere charters: a new analysis and some implications
Appendix II. Two alleged charters of Elise ap Madog
Appendix III. 'Powys Fadog' and 'Powys Wenwynwyn'
Appendix IV. The date of composition of Breuddwyd Rhonabwy
Select Bibliography

Info autore

David Stephenson

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: David Stephenson
• Editore: Boydell & Brewer
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 16.09.2016
• EAN: 9781783271405
• ISBN: 978-1-78327-140-5
• Pagine: 363
• Dimensioni: 164 mm x 242 mm x 27 mm
• Peso: 682 g
• Serie: Studies in Celtic History
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Medioevo; HISTORY / Medieval, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain, History - General History