Welsh history blog intro- Medieval Gwynedd (Wales, UK)

Welsh Royal blog observing before and after the medieval ages.

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This English language (I am also proficient in Welsh) blog I wrote (no AI used) and posted is in an overlapping chronological order, and is dedicated to some parts of Welsh medieval history and is supported by genealogical research to do with the Royal House of Aberffraw (HouseOfAberffraw.org) and its parent house as rulers of the Kingdom of Gwynedd. Also, the work directly addresses the history of the former medieval rulers of the country Wales (Cymru) in the United Kingdom on the European continent. The blog primarily involves the documentation of the former royal houses of Wales (Cambria) and their foundations over a millennium ago. I have gone into detail about the monarchs of Welsh Kingdoms who were titled as medieval Kings of Wales and their own respective Kingdoms which evolved from the title. Then, I also mention the prequel and origins of the Iron Ages (British and Roman) titular Kings of Britain (KingdomOfWales.Wales). I sourced medieval literature from its translated (Latin & medieval Welsh) and documented form into Welsh books written from over the past few centuries up until recently.

The 19 posts (over 28,000 words, total average reading time 1 and a half hours) in the blog looks at the history of Celtic Welsh royalty, especially the Kingdom of Gwynedd's sub-Roman origins which began in the year 401. On the most part, the blog chronologically goes through the Welsh medieval timeline. I also posted about the history of the Kings of Britain which started 3,000 years ago. The list of Kings began when Britain (Albion) was divided into 3 countries. Those borders of Celtic Britain were still in use a millennium later by the former Kingdoms of modern Celtic nations of sub-Roman British origins, circa 5th century onwards. Then the blog also briefly follows the timeline which involved the royal customs and traditions that are still in use today by the current monarchy of the United Kingdom and of the Commonwealth realms (House of Windsor). So, the blog addresses the pre-history of the British Isles and Europe from the European Iron Ages into the Roman times and then the middle ages (Welsh medieval age), and briefly mentions the subsequent changes into today's modern era.

The reason I have decided to create this blog is because of my involvement Wikiproject Wales on Wikipedia had been regulated. This is because what is the truth and common knowledge to some people can be myth and potentially fictitious to others, i.e. legendary & medieval rulers of Wales articles; some of my edits were reverted due to the use of some older primary (medieval Welsh Latin, e.g. Brut Y Tywysogion) and also secondary sources from the 19th century. Then, Wikipedia editors had set up a consensuses on the matter, however, that doesn't necessarily find the best solution, it just often slows down the process. So, overall I encountered the issue of reliable source, such as self published websites (and blogs), and older materials. So, I was recommended to transfer some of my original research to a blog, which you'll find online now. However, an issue with Welsh history is that it was first recorded or translated from medieval (c. 500-1500s) literature sources later in the 19th and early to mid 20th centuries, but a reliable source can deemed to be less than 50 years old. Then also I found there to be a gap in the market for a blog regarding Welsh Royal history on the web (outside of Facebook, X etc., e.g. History of Wales), despite the fact there are plenty of books available for free online without issues regarding copyright (archive.org; google books), and there are also commercially free images for the public domain involving medieval Welsh history (Wikimedia Commons).

I wrote the blog for 3 months between October and December 2023, then I've now re-posted the pages in chronological order for the timeline, with updates to some articles. I Hope you will enjoy reading the blog in the future, please feel free to leave comments or future requests

By C. L. T. James, 10/23/2024.