Archaeologia CambrensisW. Pickering, 1912 |
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... King Henry VII ) fled from Pembroke Castle to Tenby , it was Thomas White who conveyed them in his own ship to the Channel Islands , whence they escaped to Brittany . No. 30. Effigy of John White , 1490 circa , St. Anne's Chapel , St ...
... King Henry VII ) fled from Pembroke Castle to Tenby , it was Thomas White who conveyed them in his own ship to the Channel Islands , whence they escaped to Brittany . No. 30. Effigy of John White , 1490 circa , St. Anne's Chapel , St ...
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... King's pleasure that he fortify that place which he has provided as a gift near Rothelan , and therefore the King commands that giving up the first place which he began to fortify by his order he cause the new place to be fortified ...
... King's pleasure that he fortify that place which he has provided as a gift near Rothelan , and therefore the King commands that giving up the first place which he began to fortify by his order he cause the new place to be fortified ...
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... King of Gwynedd , built c . 1015 his castle . Gruffydd ap Llywelyn incurred the enmity of Harold for helping Alfgar of Mercia against the house of Godwine , and in revenge Harold burnt the fortress here while Gruffydd escaped down the ...
... King of Gwynedd , built c . 1015 his castle . Gruffydd ap Llywelyn incurred the enmity of Harold for helping Alfgar of Mercia against the house of Godwine , and in revenge Harold burnt the fortress here while Gruffydd escaped down the ...
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... King . Llywelyn the Great surrendered the Vale of Clwyd to King John in person at Rhuddlan in 1211 ; yet two years later he won all back when the King was at variance with Pope and barons . Davydd II , in 1241 , surrendered to Henry III ...
... King . Llywelyn the Great surrendered the Vale of Clwyd to King John in person at Rhuddlan in 1211 ; yet two years later he won all back when the King was at variance with Pope and barons . Davydd II , in 1241 , surrendered to Henry III ...
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... King was there on an expedition . Archdeacon Thomas , in thanking Father MacMahon for his excel- lent address , remarked that the round tower in the Castle had always been known as Queen Eleanor's tower . He hoped that someone who had ...
... King was there on an expedition . Archdeacon Thomas , in thanking Father MacMahon for his excel- lent address , remarked that the round tower in the Castle had always been known as Queen Eleanor's tower . He hoped that someone who had ...
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