Ralph Alan Griffiths is Professor Emeritus of Arts and Humanities at Swansea University, specializing in medieval history. He has held significant positions, including chair of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales and General Editor of the Gwent County History.
A study of the thirty-five libraries built by Andrew Carnegie in Wales as an illustration of his world-wide commitment to the public library movement at the beginning of the twentieth century. These libraries and their social, cultural and architectural significance have never been studied before.
This masterly study of King Henry VI, unparalleled in its informative detail, examines the entire span of the king's reign, from the death of Henry V in 1422, when Henry was only nine months old, to the period of his insanity at the beginning of the Wars of the Roses, his dethronement in 1461 and his murder ten years later.
A study of the social and political history of England and Wales in one of its most turbulant periods - that of the 15th and early 16th centuries. The book looks at the ancestors of the present Lord Dynevor, who played a central role in the Wars of the Roses in Wales.
The book delves into the lesser-explored origins of the Tudor family, tracing their lineage from 13th-century North Wales to their significant royal ties in England and France. It offers a comprehensive and authoritative narrative that highlights the family's improbable rise to power leading up to Henry Tudor's pivotal victory at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485. Utilizing a mix of published and manuscript sources, it aims to provide a clearer understanding of the Tudor dynasty's early history and its impact on British royalty.