Published Historical
Books
A Political
Chronology of Wales from 1066 to 1282: Part 1: 1066 to 1199 (ISBN 1-899376-15-1) [1995]. Part 2:
1200 to 1246 (ISBN 1-899376-25-9) [1995]. Part
3: 1247 to 1275 (ISBN 1-899376-26-7) [1995]. Part
4 1276 to 1282 (ISBN 1-899376-27-5) [1995]. These
booklets cover the events relevant to Wales in the period from
the Norman Conquest to the fall of Llywelyn ap Gruffydd in 1282.
In summary form the struggle between Welsh, English and Normans
is displayed with reference to the founding of castles, sieges,
deaths, conquests and battles. Several maps and an index help
to chronicle the maelstrom of changing alliances and political
power structures. A must to understanding the turbulent history
of Wales.
Previously Out of Print. Now replaced by one volume
as detailed below
New
Series!
- A Political Chronology of Wales, 1066 to
1282
- An Annual Breakdown of Events
- (ISBN 1-899376-46-1) [2003]
- is now available as a single volume at £24.95
-
From
Banff to Plymouth: The Memorabilia of a Nineteenth Century Sailor (ISBN 1-899376-31-3) [1997] covers the known history
of John Bremner (1779-1871) from his impressment into the Royal
Navy in 1803 through many Napoleonic campaigns including Copenhagen,
Trafalgar, Lisbon and Sumatra to his retirement in 1835. Printed
in full are his many letters and several poems written by him
during the era and which have been passed down to the Remfry family
as John's direct descendants. The picture opposite is of Hong Kong where
John's son, John James Manly Bremner served in the early 1850's.
Available at £4.95.
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Castles of Radnorshire
(Logaston Press, ISBN 1-873827-54-7) [1996]. This book covers
the political history of the now defunct county from its origins
as part of the now largely forgotten kingdom of Cynllibiwg to
its overrunning by Parliamentary forces in the Civil War of 1642-46.
Detailed are the struggles between the kings of Cynllibiwg and
their princely successors and the Normans of Herefordshire, occasionally
led by the kings of England. Into this treacherous web is minutely
woven the building, destruction and rebuilding of the 45 castles
in the county. The history is followed by a gazetteer of all the
castles giving a brief history and the current preservation and
state of access to the site. A major strength of the book is that
all the castle sites have been visited by the author. Their convoluted
history and as far as possible their chronology has been disentangled.
Includes New Radnor Castle, Llyswen Castle, Twyn y Garth, Crickardarn
Castle, Guan Gunllwch, Pembridge Castle, Barland Castle, Burfa
Castle, Womaston Castle, Evenjobb Castle, Knapp Castle, Kinnerton
Castle, Newcastle, Dinieithon Castle, Cymaron Castle, Cefnllys
Castle, Knucklas Castle, Castell y Blaid, Tinboeth Castle, Buddugre
Castle, Tomen Castle, Knighton Castle, Bryn y Castell, Norton
Castle, Bleddfa Castle, Pilleth Castle, Rhaeadr Castle, Rhaeadr-gwy
Castle, Colwyn Castle, Penarth Castle, Fforest Wood Castle, Guanceste,
Llandeilo Grapen Castle, Llanstephan Castle, Dolbedwyn Castle,
Cwrt Evan Gwynne Castle, Cae Maerdy Castle, Llowes Castle, Clyro
Castle, Glasbury Castle, Aberedw Castle, Boughrood Castle and
Trewern Castle.
Available at £7.95. Please contact
Logaston Press directly.
The Castles of
Breconshire (Logaston Press, ISBN 1-873827-80-6) [1998] .
This book follows the same format as its predecessor for Radnorshire.
The many smaller baronial families who made up the aristocracy
of the county are explored in some depth from their arrival in
the eleventh century to their extinction many generations later.
Much of the history dwells on the policies and campaigns of the
two Llywelyns of Gwynedd in the thirteenth century. Once more
all the castle sites have been visited by the author and once
more they are described in detail. Includes Brecon Castle, Aberyscir
Castle, Alexanderstone Castle, Castle Madog, Cilwhybert Castle,
Clawdd British, Cwm Camlais Castle, Llanddew Castle, Llandefaelog-Fach
Castle, Llanigon Castle, Llanthomas Castle, Pencelli Castle, Pont
Estyll Castle, Sennybridge Castle, Trecastle, Ty'n-y-Caeau Castle,
Vaynor Castle, Ystradfellte Castle, Castell Coch, Bronllys Castle,
Aberllynfi Castle, Blaenllyfni Castle, Crickhowell Castle, Garn
y Castell, Hen Castell, Maescelyn Castle, Scethrog Tower, Talgarth
Tower, Tredustan Castle, Trefecca Castle, Tretower Castle, Twmpan
Castle, Builth Wells Castle, Caer Beris Castle, Caerau Castle,
Treflis Castle, Llanafan-fawr Castle, Llysdinam Castle, Forest
Twdin, Castell Dinas, Crickardarn Castle, Waun Gunllwch and Llyswen.
Available at £8.95.
Alternatively please contact
Logaston Press directly
Annales Cambriae
New
Series!
The translation of the Latin Welsh Annals
known collectively as Annales
Cambriae has finally been published in 335 A4 pages at £29.95. The three annals
published by the Rolls Series
and edited by the Rev. John Williams ab Ithel in 1860 have long needed
an
English translation. To these three annals I have added translations of
the Cronica
de Wallia and the Welsh chronicle found in the Ms Exchequer
Domesday Book.
Together all five works add details to English and Welsh history from
the days
of King Arthur to 1298.
The introduction looks at the provenances
of all five
annals and discusses various problems of chronology and even the actual
date of their compilation. The book contains many
footnotes and cross-references that will be of interest to all students
of
history as well as numerous descriptions of vagaries of climate, like
flood,
snow, earthquakes and eclipses.
Listed on the Annales Cambriae page are the contents table of the
book and the index.