After 45 years since this family photoraph on the battlements, I’m delighted to be returning to Harlech Castle to give a talk to the Historical Society.
It’s on Tuesday evening at 7.30 in the Assembly Rooms opposite the Castle.
After 45 years since this family photoraph on the battlements, I’m delighted to be returning to Harlech Castle to give a talk to the Historical Society.
It’s on Tuesday evening at 7.30 in the Assembly Rooms opposite the Castle.
“CYNAN, the last King of Gwynedd.
Gruffydd was born in Dublin in 1055 to a Welsh father and a Norse mother.
He died in 1137 at the age of 81 – a remarkable feat in itself given the times in which he lived and the career he chose.
Jim described the various raids led by Gruffydd from Ireland against a variety of enemies, his incarceration in Chester castle for twelve years and his support for the Celtic Church.
Gruffydd also reapplied the laws of Hywel Dda and his reign brought a period of stability to Gwynedd.
The talk was followed by the AGM which concluded with the existing committee members being re-elected en block.
Refreshments, including cheese and wine, rounded off a very pleasant evening.The society’s next talk will be on 8 October.
Paul Walton will be speaking on the subject of ‘Marians on the Mawddach: An English School’s Love Affair’.
The talk will be held in the memorial hall and will begin at 7.30pm.”
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