Event Type: Branch

Takes Place: 17th April 2027

Time: 11am

Venue: National Waterfront Museum, Swansea

Description: The medieval Marcher Lordships were a region between England and Wales that, politically and administratively, didn't belong fully to either. Within each of the 50 lordships, the Marcher Lord had unique regal-like powers with their own laws, judicial powers, and access to resources and armies. This talk explores the origins and development of the Marcher Lordships in the context of the 200-year struggle for control of Wales, with particular reference to the importance of the Marcher Lordship of Gower.

Price: Free

Email: historyliz1565@yahoo.com

Organiser: Swansea Branch

Lecturer: Philip Hume

Comments: Philip Hume is the author of The Welsh Marcher Lordships I: Central and North (Logaston Press, March 2021 & new edition March 2023; and editor of the Marcher Lordship series), On the Trail of the Mortimers’ (Logaston Press, 2016), On the Trail of the Mort

Region: Wales

Branch: Swansea