Ralph Alan Griffiths

Elidir Ddu (fl. 1302-1326) was the son of Elidir ap Rhys of Crug, Wales. He was the father of Philip and grandfather of Nicholas ap Philip ap Syr Elidir Ddu. Nicholas married Sioned, daughter of Gruffydd ap Llwelyn Foethus of Llangathen and became the father of Gruffydd ap Nicholas who became a powerful Welsh nobleman. He was married three times and became the father of eleven children, several of whom also rose to prominence. One of his grandchildren was Sir Rhys ap Thomas (d. 1525) who was important during the Wars of the Roses and then alligned himself with Henry VII, a fellow Welshman.

A Study in the Wars of the Roses and Early Tudor Politics

Sir Rhys Ap Thomas and His Family

John Cannon

Ralph Griffiths

Professor of History John Cannon

Offers profiles of Britain's royalty of the past and present, and traces changes in the role of the British monarchy

The Oxford Illustrated History of the British Monarchy

Chris Williams

Miranda Jane Aldhouse-Green

Raymond Howell

Sian Rhiannon Williams

This volume deals with the explosion of industrial development from 1780 to the eve of the First World War. Its comprehensive treatment encompasses social and economic developments, cultural and language changes, political and religious movements, all in a period that saw the transformation of a rural county into a hub of the south Wales coalfield.

Industrial Monmouthshire, 1780-1914

The Gwent County History

The Exercise of Royal Authority, 1422-1461

The Reign of King Henry VI

Ralph Alan Griffiths

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