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Welsh Princes, English Wives: the Politics of Powys Wenwynwyn Revisited

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Author: Cavell, Emma

Source: The Welsh History Review, Volume 27, Number 2, December 2014, pp. 214-252(39)

Publisher: University of Wales Press

The ancient mid Welsh kingdom of Powys and its chief divisions in the central medieval period are no longer viewed as unimportant, but as dominions with a political dynamic of their own. However, the whole story has not yet been told. As the thirteenth-century rulers of Powys increasingly looked eastward for their social and political contacts, they took wives from the neighbouring Marcher lordships. This article explores the contributions of two of those women, Margaret Corbet and Hawise Lestrange, to the affairs of southern Powys and reveals, for the first time, the key part that they played in ensuring its long-term survival.

Document Type: Research Article

Publication date: 01 December 2014

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  • Published by the University of Wales Press since its inception in 1960, The Welsh History Review / Cylchgrawn Hanes Cymru is the most authoritative journal in its field. This twice-yearly journal is committed to publishing research on Welsh history, from medieval to modern. The internationally-renowned editorial board includes scholars from universities in Wales, the UK, Europe and the United States, whose collective breadth of knowledge contributes to a diverse range of cultural, social, political and economic history.

    Cyhoeddwyd The Welsh History Review / Cylchgrawn Hanes Cymru gan Wasg Prifysgol Cymru ers sefydlu'r cyfnodolyn yn 1960. Hwn yw'r cyfnodolyn mwyaf awdurdodol yn ei faes, a'i brif hanfod yw arddangos amrywiaeth eang o feysydd ymchwil ym maes hanes Cymru, o'r canoloesol hyd at y modern. Ar y bwrdd golygyddol, ceir ysgolheigion o brifysgolion Cymru, y Deyrnas Unedig, Ewrop a'r Unol Daleithiau. Adlewyrchir arbenigeddau'r bwrdd yng nghynnwys y cyfnodolyn, sydd yn ymdrin â hanes diwylliannol, cymdeithasol, gwleidyddol ac economaidd.

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