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Henry IV and the Welsh March

Jul 21, 2023

anniversaries, battles, buildings, sources

“Tudors”, Academia, Battle of Shrewsbury, Conwy Castle, Douglas Biggs, executions, Henry IV, high treason, Owain Glyn Dwr, patronage, rebellions, usurpation, Wales, Welsh Marches

This excellent article by Douglas Biggs suggests that many of the Welsh gentlemen who rose with Glyndwr, or at around the same time, did so, not because of perceived national sentiment but because of patronage, or the lack of it. The usurpation of Henry IV has the side effect of disturbing ‘normal’ patterns of patronage.…
The Earls’ Rebellion

Nov 24, 2021

anniversaries, buildings, genealogy, law, religion

Agnes Dunbar, annulment, Archibald the Grim, Avignon popes, Battle of Neville’s Cross, Callum Watson, captivity, coronations, david II, Earls’ Rebellion, exile, France, imprisonment, Joan of the Tower, John of Gaunt, Margaret Drummond, mediaeval canon law, patronage, rebellions, Robert I, Robert II, Scone Palace, Scotland, Sir John Logie, Tantallon Castle, William Keith

This is a quite remarkable article by Dr. Callum Watson about the revolt against David II in 1363. To summarise the background:David succeeded Robert I in 1329 at the age of five. He was exiled in France between 1334 and 1341. He was captured at the Battle of Neville’s Cross in 1346 and ransomed in…