Gideon Brough

The Rise and Fall of Owain Glyn Dwr (eBook, ePUB)

England, France and the Welsh Rebellion in the Late Middle Ages

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Owain Glyndwr is a towering figure in Welsh history. He was the warrior who led the Welsh Revolt and the last war of Welsh independence (1400-1415). He defeated Henry IV's army, was a worthy opponent of the king's champion, the legendary Henry Percy - 'Hotspur' - and last native Welshman to bear the title Prince of Wales. He held court at Harlech and envisioned an independent Welsh state and church with national universities. Yet Glyndwr's success was short-lived - his ultimate defeat at the hands of the English saw the final abandonment of the Welsh cause by France and his own disappearance into an unmarked grave. Gideon Brough here provides a new biography of this iconic man - as military leader, diplomat, medieval statesman and staunch Welsh nationalist.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Januar 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781786721105
• Artikelnr.: 48052334

Autorenporträt

Gideon Brough holds a PhD in Medieval Diplomatic Relations and Warfare from Cardiff University, UK. He currently teaches Welsh, British and European History at The Open University, UK. His main academic interests are Welsh and French History, focusing on aspects of warfare, diplomacy, power relations, geopolitics, insurgencies and notions of identity.