Princes of the Dragon: The Rise and Fall of the Welsh Kingdoms (c. 400-1283)

Eight centuries. Three dynasties. One conquest. Princes of the Dragon is a narrative history of medieval Wales from the departure of Rome to the Edwardian conquest of 1283 — the rise, fracture and fall of the Welsh kingdoms. At its height, Welsh political life ran through three principal royal lines: Aberffraw in Gwynedd, Dinefwr in Deheubarth and Mathrafal in Powys. Their halls gave Wales the law...