Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Richards, Gwenyth. Welsh noblewomen in the thirteenth century : an historical study of medieval Welsh law and gender roles / Gwenyth Richards ; with a foreword by Jane Cartwright. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-0-7734-4672-4 ISBN-10: 0-7734-4672-9 I. Title. hors série.A CIP catalog record for this book is available from the British Library.Front cover photos: Window at Bronllys Castle and Valle Crucis Abbey, Northern Powys Photos by Brian Richards, September 2004 Copyright © 2009 Gwenyth Richards All rights reserved. For information contact The Edwin Mellen Press The Edwin Mellen Press Box 450 Box 67 Lewiston, New York Queenston, Ontario USA 14092-0450 CANADA L0S 1L0 The Edwin Mellen Press, Ltd. Lampeter, Ceredigion, Wales UNITED KINGDOM SA48 8LT Printed in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Richards, Gwenyth. Welsh noblewomen in the thirteenth century : an historical study of medieval Welsh law and gender roles / Gwenyth Richards ; with a foreword by Jane Cartwright. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-0-7734-4672-4 ISBN-10: 0-7734-4672-9 I. Title. hors série.A CIP catalog record for this book is available from the British Library.Front cover photos: Window at Bronllys Castle and Valle Crucis Abbey, Northern Powys Photos by Brian Richards, September 2004 Copyright © 2009 Gwenyth Richards All rights reserved. For information contact The Edwin Mellen Press The Edwin Mellen Press Box 450 Box 67 Lewiston, New York Queenston, Ontario USA 14092-0450 CANADA L0S 1L0 The Edwin Mellen Press, Ltd. Lampeter, Ceredigion, Wales UNITED KINGDOM SA48 8LT Printed in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Richards, Gwenyth. Welsh noblewomen in the thirteenth century : an historical study of medieval Welsh law and gender roles / Gwenyth Richards ; with a foreword by Jane Cartwright. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-0-7734-4672-4 ISBN-10: 0-7734-4672-9 I. Title. hors série.A CIP catalog record for this book is available from the British Library.Front cover photos: Window at Bronllys Castle and Valle Crucis Abbey, Northern Powys Photos by Brian Richards, September 2004 Copyright © 2009 Gwenyth Richards All rights reserved. For information contact The Edwin Mellen Press The Edwin Mellen Press Box 450 Box 67 Lewiston, New York Queenston, Ontario USA 14092-0450 CANADA L0S 1L0 The Edwin Mellen Press, Ltd. Lampeter, Ceredigion, Wales UNITED KINGDOM SA48 8LT Printed in the United States of America This book analyzes the role of Welsh nobelwomen in 13th century Welsh history, discussing their absence from this history until recently and examines several outstanding Welsh nobelwomen, including mothers, wives, and daughters of the native Welsh rulers.Richards, Gwenyth. Welsh noblewomen in the thirteenth century : an historical study of medieval Welsh law and gender roles / Gwenyth Richards ; with a foreword by Jane Cartwright. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-0-7734-4672-4 ISBN-10: 0-7734-4672-9 I. Title. hors série.A CIP catalog record for this book is available from the British Library.Front cover photos: Window at Bronllys Castle and Valle Crucis Abbey, Northern Powys Photos by Brian Richards, September 2004 Copyright © 2009 Gwenyth Richards All rights reserved. For information contact The Edwin Mellen Press The Edwin Mellen Press Box 450 Box 67 Lewiston, New York Queenston, Ontario USA 14092-0450 CANADA L0S 1L0 The Edwin Mellen Press, Ltd. Lampeter, Ceredigion, Wales UNITED KINGDOM SA48 8LT Printed in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Richards, Gwenyth. Welsh noblewomen in the thirteenth century : an historical study of medieval Welsh law and gender roles / Gwenyth Richards ; with a foreword by Jane Cartwright. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-0-7734-4672-4 ISBN-10: 0-7734-4672-9 I. Title. hors série.A CIP catalog record for this book is available from the British Library.Front cover photos: Window at Bronllys Castle and Valle Crucis Abbey, Northern Powys Photos by Brian Richards, September 2004 Copyright © 2009 Gwenyth Richards All rights reserved. For information contact The Edwin Mellen Press The Edwin Mellen Press Box 450 Box 67 Lewiston, New York Queenston, Ontario USA 14092-0450 CANADA L0S 1L0 The Edwin Mellen Press, Ltd. Lampeter, Ceredigion, Wales UNITED KINGDOM SA48 8LT Printed in the United States of America This book analyzes the role of Welsh nobelwomen in 13th century Welsh history, discussing their absence from this history until recently and examines several outstanding Welsh nobelwomen including mothers, wives, and daughters of the native Welsh rulers.