The Kingdom of Gwynedd (878 - 1283)

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This video is part 2/2 of my series on this part of Welsh history, and covers the Kingdom of Gwynedd from death of Rhodri Mawr in the 9th century, through the reigns of several notable kings, such as Llywelyn the Great, Owain Gwynedd, and Llywelyn the last, to the creation of the Principality of Wales in the 13th century, and the final conquest of Wales by Edward I.

Part 1 can be found here:    • The Kingdom of Gwynedd (410 - 878)  
You don't have to watch these parts in order, but I'd recommend watching part 1 if you like this video!

The Kingdom of Gwynedd was a powerful and influential state in Britain during the Middle Ages. Although much smaller and weaker than its rapidly arriving neighbours, the Anglo-Saxons, the Welsh of Gwynedd were more than capable of defending their homeland, and carving out a rich history marked with conflict, defiance and song.

Wales, and Welsh history, is often overlooked in the history of Britain, its existence merely a footnote in the much larger and more influential writings from England, Scotland and Ireland.
Sometimes it's nice to explore the footnotes of history, buried underneath pages and volumes of books, and hours of content made about the bigger countries, lies unspoken and unwatched stories, from places that have every right to be heard.

So today, I'm bringing that to you. From the country that gave you the longbow, radar, and the NHS, to the world that gave us the internet, better-tasting food, and weather that included more than two days of sun per year.

I hope you enjoy.

Reference List:
Bartrum, P.C. (1993). A Welsh classical dictionary : people in history and legend up to about A.D. 1000. Aberystwyth National Library of Wales.

Davies, J. (2007). A History of Wales. London: Penguin, pp.78–162.

Lloyd, J.E. (1911). A history of Wales from the earliest times to the Edwardian conquest. Vol. 2. Longmans, Green, and Co., London, pp.357–512.

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