Powis Castle

Two weeks of archaeological delights….

Dec 7, 2023

archaeology, buildings, Events

Council for British Archaeology, Festival of Archaeology, Powis Castle, Wales, Welshpool

Over a weekend in mid-July 2023 there was an archaeological event at Powis Castle during which visitors could participate in The Festival of Archaeology, “….a national, annual programme of events which runs over two weeks. Events in the series include activities, talks, guided walks, exhibitions, excavations, activities and more. The theme for this year is…
The Lordship of Powys. (Part 1)

Nov 30, 2023

battles, buildings, genealogy

de la Pole family, Edith Pargeter, Edward I, Gruffydd ap Gwenwynwyn, Gwynedd, Hawise Lestrange, Hull, Joan Corbet, Knockin, Llewellyn, Marcher Lords, Owain ap Gruffydd ap Gwenwynwyn, Owain de la Pole, Powis Castle, Princes of Powys, Sharon Kay Penman, Wales, Welshpool

Powys is an interesting Marcher Lordship in that it was never conquered by the English but descended by inheritance. Of course, the Welsh princes of Powys tended to be quite pro-English. (Perhaps one should really say pro-Anglo-Norman.) This is quite understandable, however shocking it may seem to modern nationalist sentiment. For one thing, Powys was…
Tudor’s path to Bosworth took him through Powis….

Apr 21, 2021

anniversaries, battles, buildings

“Tudor” invasion, Banwy Valley, Battle of Bosworth, Harlech Castle, Henry VII, John Tiptoft Earl of Worcester, Powis Castle, Rhys ap Thomas, Richard III, Sir John Grey, Sir Roger Kynaston, Sir William Stanley, treachery, Wales

Here’s a tale of treachery and the cowardly theft of a throne. Such a shame though, because Powis Castle today is extraordinarily beautiful. I lament that Tudor‘s invasion with his foreign army didn’t take him into a particularly gluey and bottomless Welsh bog, or over a cliff on to jagged rocks in the middle of…

Powis Castle

Two weeks of archaeological delights….

The Lordship of Powys. (Part 1)

Tudor’s path to Bosworth took him through Powis….