See Bard.

Agreement between managers and quarrymen on how much slate should be cut and paid for in one month.

The confrontation between Simon de Montfort and his followers and Henry III.

A fortified and walled borough on a grid plan built by the Normans.

Fought between Richard III and Henry Tudor in 1485, as a result of which Henry Tudor became King as Henry VII.

Immensely wealthy ancient landowning family based in Raglan.

(1894-1955). Cardiganshire author, Roman Catholic and founder-member of Plaid Genedlaethol Cymru.

The local body in the district of Bedwellty in south-east Wales charged with administering poor relief. They incurred the wrath of central government for spending more on poor relief than the government allowed. The Bedwellty Guardians were replaced by the government.

A skilled job in the tinplate industry.

Monks following the rule of St Benedict, who established the order in the sixth century. The rule of Benedict was the basis of a number of monastic orders founded in the tenth century, the first being that of Cluny (910) but the most important of which was that of the Cistercians, who wanted to return to the letter of St Benedict’s rule (c.1100). The Cistercians were a particularly important order in Wales.