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Studies in Welsh History: Political Power in Medieval Gwynedd - Governance and the Welsh Princes — Governance and the Welsh Princes
Studies in Welsh History: Political Power in Medieval Gwynedd - Governance and the Welsh Princes — Governance and the Welsh Princes
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Disgrifiad Cymraeg / Welsh Description
Adargraffiad o gyfrol sy'n archwilio llywodraethiad tywysogion Gwynedd yng Nghymru'r Canol Oesoedd, yn benodol Llywelyn Fawr (fl. 1194-1240) a Llywelyn ein Llyw Olaf (fl. 1243-82). Cyhoeddwyd gyntaf yn 1984.
Disgrifiad Saesneg / English Description
First published in 1984 as The Governance of Gwynedd , this has been reprinted to meet continued interest on the Princes of Gwynedd in Medieval Wales. It investigates the governance exercised by the 13th-century Princes of Gwynedd, particularly Llywelyn the Great (fl. 1194-1240) and Llywelyn the Last (fl. 1243-82).
Manylion y cynnyrch / Product details
- ISBN 13
- 9781783160044
- Gwales Code
- gwales.com.9781783160044
- Gwerthwr / Vendor
- Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru
- Long Title
- Studies in Welsh History: Political Power in Medieval Gwynedd - Governance and the Welsh Princes — Governance and the Welsh Princes
- Sub Title
- Governance and the Welsh Princes
- Awdur / Author
- Stephenson, David
- Current Price ex VAT
- £24.99
- Current Price inc VAT
- £24.99
- Availability Status (EN)
- Printed on demand
- Availability Status (CY)
- Argraffir yn ôl y galw
- Dyddiad cyhoeddi / Publication Date
- 2014-03-03
- Cyhoeddwr / Publisher
- Gwasg Prifysgol Cymru / University of Wales Press
- Media Type (EN)
- Paperback / softback
- Media Type (CY)
- Clawr meddal
- Pages
- 320 pages
- Size
- 138 × 216 mm
- Language Code
- English
- Categori / Category
- CY: Hanes, Hanes Lleol, Arferion Gwlad, Llên Gwerin (yn Saesneg) | EN: History, Welsh Life and Customs, Local History, Folk Tales (in English)
- Is-gategori / Subcategory
- CY: 500-1536 (yn Saesneg) | EN: 500-1536 (in English)
Cynnwys / Table of Contents
Part 1 The Structure of Governance I THE PRINCE AND HIS COUNCIL II OFFICIALS OF THE PRINCE’S CURIA III THE PRINCE’S CLERKS IV LOCAL OFFICIALS CONCLUSION Part 2 The Prince’s Dues INTRODUCTION: THE PROBLEM OF QUANTIFICATION V DEMESNE EXPLOITATION VI RENDERS AND DUES CONCLUSION Part 3 The Personnel of Administration VII RECRUITMENT AND REWARDS Part 4 The Problems of Political Control VIII THE PRINCES AND THE LORDS OF THE PRINCELY HOUSE IX PRINCES, BISHOPS AND ABBOTS X THE STATE AND KINSHIP GROUPS
Bywgraffiad yr Awdur / Author Biography
David Stephenson is Honorary Research Fellow in the School of History, Welsh History and Archaeology, at Bangor University. His recent publications include contributions to Wales and the Welsh in the Middle Ages (2012) and Monastic Wales: New Approaches (2013).
Adolygiad y Cyhoeddwr / Publisher Review
The analysis rests on the combination of different classes of evidence – literary texts, Welsh laws, thirteenth- and fourteenth-century record sources, and the results of archaeological work. After a descriptive survey of the work of the Princes’ officials, the range of revenues available to the Princes is discussed, as are their attempts to increase their income. The recruitment of a privileged ministerial elite is examined and detailed prosopographical analysis reveals the Princes’ attempts to overcome the segmentary nature of the political structure. Finally, attention is focused on the ways in which the rise of the Llywelyns and the increased pressures of governance imposed by their ambitions created tensions within Gwynedd and contributed to the final collapse of native rule in Wales. A new introductory section discusses recently published work.
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