Bosworth Field, 22 August 1485 was one of the most fateful encounters in British history. Henry Tudor's victory marked the end of the Wars of the Roses and the founding of a brilliant dynasty that was to lead England to both greatness and stability. The battle signified the ending of the Middle Ages and the beginnings of the modern world. This book tells the story of the vital Welsh contribution to Henry Tudor's victory. Set against the extraordinary events of the Wars of the Roses in which three kings died violently, this objective, colourful story of Henry's great adventure is full of striking personalities. Owen Tudor, scion of an old Anglesey family who won the heart of a lonely queen, founder of the Tudor fortunes; William Herbert, an obscure Gwent squire who became one of Edward IV's closest advisers; Jasper Tudor, Earl of Pembroke, guardian both of Henry Tudor and of the Lancastrian cause in Wales; Dafydd Llwyd of Mathafarn, the poet and seer with whom Henry Tudor communed on the road to Bosworth. Above all, The Son of Prophecy tells the story of a calculating, attractive prince who won the throne against exceptional odds - and with such enduring result that his descendants sit on that same throne to this day.

The Son of Prophecy: Henry Tudor's Road to Bosworth

Rees, David

History

John Jones Pub

I Bought A Mountain

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I Bought a Mountain

Biographies & Memoirs

FIRBANK, THOMAS

Historical

Garden In The Hills

The author describes how she and her husband made a garden on a windswept moorland, 1,000 feet above sea level. She tells of their battles with storms, blizzards, floods - and sheep.

Garden in the Hills

West, Elizabeth

Arts & Literature

A reprint of a useful gazetteer of Welsh names and their meanings with interesting historical notes. First published in 1979. 6 black-and-white line drawings.

Welsh Place Names

Travel

Jones,John

Europe

We are pleased to announce that we are now the exclusive North American distributor of this fine list from Wale's largest independent publisher. They specialize in non-fiction about Wales, its culture and history (including autobiography), as well as the history of the Celts and the Tudor period. They also have some children's books about Welsh history and folklore.A walk through Wales reveals its unique history an people.

A Country of Memorable Honour

Hovel in the Hills: An Account of `the Simple Life

A Short History of Wales: Welsh Life and Customs from Prehistoric Times to Present Day

Dodd, A.H.

The eight stories in this volume focus on the childhood of Begw Gruffydd. In the first, she is about four years old; in the last, she is nine. The narrative is set around the villages of Rhosgadfan and Rhostryfan, a few miles south of Caernarfon. It is a landscape of small-holdings, stone walls, small fields and mountainside. The men work in the slate-quarries of the nearby Nantlle valley. The women (as Elin Gruffydd here) struggle to maintain a household, bring up their children and tend their land and animals.

Tea in the Heather

Literature & Fiction

Roberts, Kate

Griffith, Llewelyn Wyn

World Literature

Excerpt from Wonder Tales of Ancient Wales The Stories in this book are told entirely in our own words and according to our own methods, and we believe that a large proportion of them have not appeared hitherto in an English garb. One of them, namely, Llew, has never been seen before in any attire, for it is new-born. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Wonder Tales of Ancient Wales

Henderson, Bernard

JONES, STEPHEN

Mythology & Folk Tales

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