#OTD (Sep 29) in the year 1267: The Treaty of Montgomery recognises Llywelyn ap Gruffudd as Prince of Wales, but only as a vassal of King Henry III. #OTDIH #history 🗃️ #Medievalsky
The Treaty of Montgomery was an Anglo-Welsh treaty signed on 29 September 1267 in Montgomeryshire by which Llywelyn ap Gruffudd was acknowledged as Prince of Wales by King Henry III of England. It was the only time an English ruler recognised the right of a ruler of Gwynedd over Wales. Llywelyn's grandfather Llywelyn the Great had previously laid claim to be the effective prince of Wales by using the title "Prince of Aberffraw, Lord of Snowdon" in the 1230s, after subduing all the other Welsh dynasties. Likewise Llywelyn's uncle, Dafydd ap Llywelyn, claimed the title of Prince of Wales during his reign from 1240 to 1246. However, Llywelyn's supremacy in the late 1260s forced recognition of his authority in Wales by an English Crown weakened by internal division.
I'm back on the blog at last. I thought I had a good idea about the place-name of Auldearn, but it turned out to be completely wrong, and instead I've decided we may need to rethink the entire timeline of the Gaelicisation of Moray. #medievalsky
In which I take a new look at this puzzling place-name, and come to an unexpected conclusion.
#OTD (Sep 28) in the year 1238: King James I of Aragon conquers Valencia from the Moors. Shortly thereafter, he proclaims himself king of Valencia. #OTDIH #history 🗃️ #Medievalsky
James I the Conqueror was King of Aragon, Count of Barcelona, and Lord of Montpellier from 1213 to 1276; King of Majorca from 1231 to 1276; and King of Valencia from 1238 to 1276. His long reign of 62 years is not only the longest of any Iberian monarch, but one of the longest monarchical reigns in history, ahead of Hirohito but remaining behind Queen Elizabeth II, Queen Victoria, and Ferdinand III of Naples and Sicily.
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#OTD (Sep 28) in the year 782: death of Leoba, Anglo-Saxon nun (b. c. 710) #OTDIH #history 🗃️ #Medievalsky
Leoba, was an Anglo-Saxon Benedictine nun and is recognized as a saint. In 746 she and others left Wimborne Minster in Dorset to join her kinsman Boniface in his mission to the German people. She was a learned woman and was involved in the foundation of nunneries in Kitzingen and Ochsenfurt. She had a leading role in evangelizing the area. Leoba was acclaimed for many miracles: saving a village from fire; saving a town from a terrible storm; protecting the reputation of the nuns in her convent; and saving the life of a fellow nun who was gravely ill – all accomplished through prayer. Her first letter to Boniface contains the first poetry known to have been written by an English woman. |
Congratulations Seb! Now that's the kind of #MedievalSky news we like to hear!
The Anglo-Latin Poetic Tradition: Sources, Transmission, and Reception, ca. 650–1100 ed by Curran now on open access! medievalsky openaccess