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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Stephenson, David (1947-....)
Titre(s) : Medieval Powys [Texte imprimé] : kingdom, principality and lordships, 1132-1293 / David Stephenson
Publication : Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK : The Boydell Press, 2016
Description matérielle : xxii, 339 pages : 4 maps, genealogical tables ; 25 cm
Collection : Studies in Celtic history, ISSN 0261-9865 ; 35
Lien à la collection : Studies in Celtic history
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-326) and index
"Powys, extending over north-east and central Wales, was one of three great medieval
Welsh polities, along with Gwynedd to the north and Deheubarth (south-west), occupying
nearly a quarter of the country. However, it has been somewhat neglected by historians,
who have tended to dismiss it as a satellite realm of England, and viewed its leaders
as obstacles to the efforts of Gwynedd leaders to construct a principality of Wales.
This book provides the first full, authoritative history of Powys in the twelfth and
thirteenth centuries. It argues in particular that the Powysian rulers were dogged
and resourceful survivors in the face of pressure from Welsh rivals and the problems
of internal fragmentation; and that, paradoxically, co-operation with the English
and intermarriage with marcher families underlay a desire to regain lands to the east
lost in earlier centuries."--Page 4 of cover
Sujet(s) : Politique et gouvernement -- Powys (GB) -- Moyen âge
Powys (GB) -- Moyen âge
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 178327140X. - ISBN 9781783271405 (rel.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb451358084
Notice n° :
FRBNF45135808
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