The Rise and Fall of Owain Glyn Dwr
England, France and the Welsh Rebellion in the Late Middle Ages
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Product details:
- Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)
- Date of Publication 25 February 2021
- Number of Volumes Paperback
- ISBN 9781350200128
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages344 pages
- Size 214x136x18 mm
- Weight 420 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 12 bw illus Maps 148
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Long description:
The subject of this compelling biography, Owain Glyn Dwr is one of the great figures of Welsh and military history. Initially a loyal subject of the king of England, he reluctantly took up arms against the Crown he had served. Once committed to rebellion, he proved surprisingly talented at leading rebel troops against a theoretically vastly superior enemy.
Gideon Brough reveals that Owain was more than just a warrior: he conceived and implemented a strategy which saw his small, poorly-equipped forces repeatedly defeat Crown troops and bring down the apparatus of governance in Wales. Following these achievements, he held native parliaments and established diplomatic contact with surrounding powers. This led to a treaty with France, after the conclusion of which, he welcomed French forces to Welsh soil to campaign with the rebels. In brief, Owain erected a rebel state and won international recognition, as the book so insightfully shows. It later reflects on how Owain's foreign support was fractured by the intrigues of exceptionally talented English diplomats at work in the French court and the subsequent creation of an environment which allowed Crown forces to concentrate on defeating the rebellion in Wales. Brough very effectively argues that, although ultimately unsuccessful, Owain emerges from the era as a gifted and honourable leader, giving the Welsh a figure commonly recalled as a hero.
Table of Contents:
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements
Note on Place Names and People Involved
Abbreviations
Introduction
Part One: The Winds of War
1: The Outbreak of Revolt
2: Rebels and Risings
Part Two: Rise
3: 'Owen . the Rod of God's Anger'
4: Owain, Prince
5: The Ambitions of the French Courtly Factions
Part Three: Glyn Dwr's Diplomacy
6: The Alliance of 1404
7: An Orleanist Coup?
8: The Two French Invasions of 1405
9: Invasion and Truce?
10: The Pennal Declaration
Part Four: Fall
11: English Diplomatic Manoeuvring
12: Ailing France, Rising England
13: Constance - A Last Stand For Wales?
14: Owain's Last Days?
Conclusions
Notes
Selected Bibliography
