Roger Turvey Knihy

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This is the story of Llywelyn ap Iorwerth, the penniless exile who became Wales's greatest prince. He presided over a turbulent and politically charged period of Welsh history, having to prove himself first on the battlefield before learning the statesman's craft so as to establish his control over the warring factions of his own country. Ultimately, he presented the Welsh princelings with the most decisive political choice in the nation's history: accept his lordship or that of a foreign English king. In Roger Turvey's fascinating study, the first to concentrate exclusively on Llywelyn the Great, we also learn of a generous patron of Welsh culture, the arts and the Church, and of a figure who continues to be a source of inspiration and debate in 21st-century Wales.

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Rhys ap Gruffydd stands out from his fellow Welsh rulers, not simply on account of his singular appellation as The Lord Rhys, but because of some indefinable quality which marked him as a prince of unusual talent, vision and insight. Here was a native ruler whose long and varied career touched on twelfth-century Welsh and Marcher society at many points: he was an astute politician, a zealous reformer, a sensitive patron of the arts and a warrior of distinction. But above all, he was the architect of peaceful coexistence. It is fitting that in the eighth centenary of his death in 1197, the life and achievements of the Lord Rhys are now reassessed. This study serves to emphasize his significance as one of the more remarkable and fascinating figures in the history of medieval Wales.