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The Story of Ann Griffiths

By: Ann Gruffydd Rhys

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This book tells the remarkable story of Ann Griffiths (1776-1805) the internationally renowned, Welsh language hymn-writer from Dolwar Fach near Lake Vyrnwy, north Wales. Written in a lively, graphic style suitable for ages 8-13, although all readers will find it readable and informative, the basic facts of Anns life are interspersed with relevant quotations from her hymns. The book contains twenty-six pages of full colour original drawings recreating vividly the cultural life of the period and the religious background. The book is further enhanced by a short chronology of the life of Ann Griffiths as well as fascinating details of the customs, sayings and manners of Welsh life at the end of the eighteenth and the early nineteenth century.

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Bryntirion Press

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1850492271

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9781850492276

Wake Not the Dragon

A Novel

By: Jo Ann Ferguson

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Wake Not the Dragon

A Novel

By: Jo Ann Ferguson

Gizela de Montpellier travels to Wales to meet the man she has wed by proxy, a man who swore when they were children to keep her safe—as she was not in the home of her abusive father. By a fire one night, she meets a handsome man who calls himself Rhys. She admires his strength of will and gentle compassion when she is endangered. When they part ways, she doubts she will ever see him again. Then she learns her husband is dead. Unwilling to return home, she offers her skills as a midwife to King Edward I’s queen at Caernarvon Castle. But how did her husband die? Secrets and plots swirl around her, and she begins to suspect her only true ally might be Rhys ap Cynan, the leader of his clan. Fiercely devoted to the idea of ridding Wales of the English, he fights falling in love with one of the English enemy. Neither Rhys nor Gizela can guess how high the cost of loving one’s enemy will be . . . until they are asked to pay it.

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384

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Open Road Media

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1504008898

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9781504008891

Curious Travellers

Writing the Welsh Tour, 1760-1820

By: Mary-Ann Constantine

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Curious Travellers

Writing the Welsh Tour, 1760-1820

By: Mary-Ann Constantine

Curious Travellers: Writing the Welsh Tour, 1760-1820 provides the first extensive literary study of British tours of Wales in the Romantic period (c.1760-1820). It examines writers' responses to Welsh landscapes and communities at a time of drastic economic, environmental, and political change. Opening with an overview of Welsh tours up to the early 1700s, Mary-Ann Constantine shows how the intensely intertextual nature of the genre imbued particular sites and locations with meaning. She next draws upon a range of manuscript and published sources to trace a circular tour of the country, unpicking moments of cultural entanglement and revealing how travel-writing shaped understanding of Wales and Welshness within the wider British polity. Wales became a popular destination for visitors following the publication of Thomas Pennant's Tours in Wales in the late 1770s. Hundreds of travel-accounts from the period are extant, yet few (particularly those by women) have been studied in depth. Wales proves, in these narratives, as much a place of disturbance as a picturesque haven--a potent mixture of medieval past and industrial present, exposed down its west coast to the threat of invasion during the Napoleonic Wars. From castles to copper-mines, Constantine explores the full potential of tour writing as an idiosyncratic genre at the interface of literature and history, arguing for its vital importance to broader cultural and environmental studies.

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337

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Oxford University Press

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0192593048

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9780192593047

Wales

By: Anna Hestler,Jo-Ann Spilling,Kaitlin Scirri

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Wales

By: Anna Hestler,Jo-Ann Spilling,Kaitlin Scirri

Though a part of Great Britain, Wales has its own unique culture including its own language, customs, and folklore. Wales also offers stunning natural beauty, featuring valleys, mountains, rivers, lakes, and hundreds of miles of coastline. This guide utilizes vivid photographs, facts, and sidebars to showcase historic and contemporary Wales, offering an in-depth examination into the country's past, government, culture, and its relation to the United Kingdom. It highlights the country's modern operations, including its current political climate, religious affiliations, cuisine, and arts. Your readers will also learn about pressing issues related to its ecology, conservation, and school systems.

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144

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Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC

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1502655845

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9781502655844

Kings & Queens

The Real Lives of the English Monarchs

By: Ann MacMillan,Peter Snow

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Kings & Queens

The Real Lives of the English Monarchs

By: Ann MacMillan,Peter Snow

Historians and broadcasters Peter Snow and Ann MacMillan tell the real stories of the most powerful men and women in British history. Updated for the 2023 coronation, Kings & Queens explores the lives, loves, triumphs and disasters of a monarchy that is the envy of the world. Snow and MacMillan offer a unique insight into those born to rule, whether villains or heroes – from cruel King John and warrior-king Edward III, to our newest monarch, King Charles III. This is the story of modern civilization through the lens of those who have ruled.

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Welbeck

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1802790047

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9781802790047

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