Published Booklets on Powys Castles

Bloody Montgomery, 1224 to 1295 (ISBN 1-899376-36-4) [1998] deals with the desperate struggles and battles that occurred around the royal foundation of New Montgomery [1223] conceived by Hubert Burgh on the sixteenth birthday of King Henry III. Chronicled in detail are the successive wars which disfigured the district for most of the thirteenth century. The booklet includes extracts from and a discussion of all the available sources for the last battle of Llywelyn ap Gruffydd and the delightfully complete muster lists of Edward I's campaigns based on this castle, especially that leading to the decisive battle of Maes Madog in 1295. The documentation for this castle is extensive.

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Montgomery Castle, a royal castle of King Henry III (ISBN 1-899376-49-6) updates the history given in Bloody Montgomery and also gives an in depth tour of the castle and town remains.  Available now at £24.95 via PayPal.

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