Welsh History Podcast

The Yorkists and Lancastrians battle for the heart of England, Richard makes a play for kingship but only finds a paper crown and Jasper firms up Wales defenses.  You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com You can support the podcast at patreon.com/WelshHistory Get some Welsh History Podcast Merch at teepublic.com/stores/welsh-history-podcast Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When most people think about powerful Tudor names I am pretty sure Jasper is not one of them but his slow climb to become one of the most powerful men in England reaches the summit on this episode. You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com You can support the podcast at patreon.com/WelshHistory Get some Welsh History Podcast Merch at teepublic.com/stores/welsh-history-podcast Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

King Henry has an idea how to end the War of the Roses, lets hold a Love Day. You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com You can support the podcast at patreon.com/WelshHistory Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Edmund Tudor has been commissioned to deal with a rebellious Welsh Lord.  You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com You can support the podcast at patreon.com/WelshHistory Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The time has come the opening of the War of Roses begins in the abbey town of St. Albans. You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com You can support the podcast at patreon.com/WelshHistory Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the collapse of Henry VI York and his Marcher allies attempt to wrest control of England. And why did so many Welshmen get involved. You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com You can support the podcast at patreon.com/WelshHistory Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we look at the powerful men that participated in the War of the Roses and their influence in Wales. You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com You can support the podcast at patreon.com/WelshHistory Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Hundred Year's War comes to a messy end and powerful people plot. You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com You can support the podcast at patreon.com/WelshHistory Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The life of Owen Tudor was a complicated mess, it was about to get much worse. You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com You can support the podcast at patreon.com/WelshHistory Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From mythic beginnings the Tudurs rose from obscurity to prominence during the middle ages in Wales. Little knowing that this minor noble serving Llewelyn the Great would see the family name come to conquer England at the beginning of its rise to Empire. You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com  You can support the podcast at patreon.com/WelshHistory  Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From paper, to apprenticeships, to the rise of literacy the end of the 15th Century saw a cultural shift at a time when the printing press was about to take it to a whole new level. You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com You can support the podcast at patreon.com/WelshHistory Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a time of massive change society in Wales was in flux. Plagues stocked the land, populations stagnated yet change flourished. The old noble families were falling, nuevo riche were rising and the poorer classes were moving both to new areas and co-marrying with English families  You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com You can support the podcast at patreon.com/WelshHistory Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the aftermath of plague and rebellion the Catholic Church sought to rise again. In the face of many changes they tried to finance a new generation of buildings and expansions. You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com You can support the podcast at patreon.com/WelshHistory Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As Wales transitions under English rule Cymraeg, Welsh, also has to change and the areas where it is remains reduces dramatically in the face of English pressure. You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com You can support the podcast at patreon.com/WelshHistory Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a Post Glyndwr Wales times were hard for some, filled with existential thoughts for others, and an opportunity to rebuild for a small minority. You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com You can support the podcast at patreon.com/WelshHistory Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Owain's end is one of mythology which creates little more than speculation. Meanwhile, in reality the Welsh society he tried to rule is left with the ashes of his defeat. You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com You can support the podcast at patreon.com/WelshHistory Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With King Henry's flanks secured and Aberystwyth under siege the end is on the horizon for Owain Glyndwr the Prince of Wales. You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com You can support the podcast at patreon.com/WelshHistory Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The English are on the march and there appears to be little Owain can do. A weapon makes its first concerted appearance at one of Edward's Castles. You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com You can support the podcast at patreon.com/WelshHistory Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The trouble with Scottish succession, and Owain attempt to govern his land and the culture of the late middle ages.  You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com You can support the podcast at patreon.com/WelshHistory Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Owain appeals to the Pope, Henry appeals to French pocketbooks. You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com You can support the podcast at patreon.com/WelshHistory Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices