Intelligence and intrigue in the March of Wales

Noblewomen and the fall of Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, 1274-82

Dados Bibliográficos

ID4556932
AutoresEmma Cavell (0000-0002-9939-2651, University of Leeds, autor correspondente)
Ano2015
Volume88
Fascículo239
Páginas1-19
Data de publicação2015-02-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoHistorical Research (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0950-3471 • E-ISSN: 1468-2281
EditoraOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1111/1468-2281.12068
OpenAlexW1588980840
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas3
Referências citadas19

This article examines the part played by key baronial wives of the Welsh Marches in the defeat of Llywelyn ap Gruffudd in 1282. Beginning with a single unpublished piece of correspondence between Maud Mortimer of Wigmore and a servant in the Marches in 1274, it not only explores the hidden involvement of women like Maud in the conquest of Wales, but also considers what this reveals about the opportunities available to noblewomen, particularly non-widows, in the Welsh Marches and beyond. It also contends that historians will not fully understand the events surrounding the catastrophic Welsh defeat without allowing for women's contributions

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