The Lordship of Denbigh 1282-1543

D. Huw Owen

• Publisher: University of Wales Press
• Year: 2024
• Print ISBN: 9781837721740
• eBook ISBN: 9781837721764
• Edition: 1
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: British History
• Index: History

The lordship of Denbigh, held by prominent English barons following its creation in 1282, was directly affected by several major events culminating in its incorporation in Denbighshire, newly-formed by the Union legislation of 1536–43.

The social policy adopted by the central administration, based at Denbigh castle, featured a colony comprising English settlers who inhabited five English settlement centres surrounded by localities containing displaced Welsh tenants. Members of kindred groupings succeeded in evading traditional restrictions, with detailed information presented in several rentals on the acquisition and disposal of lands by male and female members of both Welsh and settler families. Despite the earlier extensive English settlement, the area has been considered to have contributed immensely to the Welsh literary heritage.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Series Editors’ Foreword
• Contents
• Preface
• List of Illustrations
• List of Abbreviations
• Glossary
• Introduction
• 1 Geographical Context and Political Background
• 2 Social and Economic Background
• 3 Political Control of the Lordship, 1282–1344
• 4 Administration of the Lordship, 1282–1334
• 5 Society and Economy, 1282–1334: Seigneurial Revenue, Escheat and Exchange
• 6 Society and Economy, 1282–1334: An English Colony, Predominant Members of Settler Families
• 7 The Boroughs of the Lordship, 1282–1334
• 8 Political Control, 1344–1382
• 9 Political Control, 1382–1425
• 10 The Land Market, 1334–1437
• 11 The Economy, 1334–1425
• 12 Administration, 1334–1543
• 13 Political Control and Land Tenure, 1425–1485
• 14 Political Control and Land Tenure, 1485–1543
• 15 Boroughs, 1334–1543
• Postscript
• Conclusion
• Appendix
• Bibliography
• Notes