Medieval Warfare Vol VIII.2 – The English Invasion of Wales

Medieval Warfare VIII.2 with Edward I’s invasion of Wales

A look at how the English and the Welsh went to war in the thirteenth-century and the great castles that are a legacy of that conflict.

Theme: Edward I’s invasion of Wales

– Peter Konieczny, ‚The English and Welsh struggle – One island, one king?‘.
– Danièle Cybulskie, ‚Prince, pawn, and prodigal son – The rise of Edward I‘.
– Rebecca Batley, ‚Hostage, traitor, patriot, hero – The path of Dafydd ap Gruffudd‘.
– John R. Kenyon, ‚Defence-spending, medieval style – The castles of Edward I in Wales‘.
– Sean Davies, ‚“All Wales was cast to the ground“ – Edward’s conquest‘.
– Peter Konieczny, Further reading – Books and article on the invasion of Wales‘.

Features:

– Giovanni Amatuccio, ‚Maniakes‘ great misadventure – The invasion of Sicily in 1038′.
– Peter Konieczny, ‚Can you answer these – Anglo-Saxon riddles‘.
– Kay Smith and Ruth R. Brown, ‚A gift for a poet – The buckler‘.
– M.G. Haynes, ‚Peasant resistance in the Imjin War – Guerrillas in the mist‘.
– Murray Dahm, ‚“The dead cost nothing“ – Edward I on film‘.