It was on this day (21 June) in 1234 when Llywelyn ab Iorwerth (better known as Llywelyn Fawr/Llywelyn the Great), Prince of Gwynedd, negotiated the Peace of the Myddle with King Henry III of England. The agreement was reached in Myddle, Shropshire, hence its name. Who Was Llywelyn Fawr? Llywelyn rose to claim the throne…

Edward I’s Unfinished Castle Construction on Beaumaris Castle began in 1295 on the orders of Edward I (often stylised as Edward Longshanks) in the town of Biwmares (English: Beaumaris) on Ynys Môn in Cymru. While the castle today stands as a testament to high medieval military architecture, its history is entwined with Edward I’s strategy…

It was on this day (7 June 1337) when Gwenllian ferch Llywelyn (not to be confused with the earlier Gwenllian ferch Gruffydd, the “Warrior Princess), the daughter of Llywelyn ap Gruffudd (often remembered as Llywelyn “the Last“, the last native Prince of Wales), passed away in Sempringham Priory, Lincolnshire, at 54 years of age. Who…

One of the most deeply significant of the medieval Welsh princes is none other that Owain ap Gruffudd, who is better known as, simply (though he was by no means a simple man), Owain Gwynedd. Owain Gwynedd was named as such as his real name, Owain ap Gruffudd, was shared by the contemporary ruler of…

The translation of the Bible into Cymraeg (the Welsh language) saved and preserved it for generations.