The Mortimer History Society
The Mortimer History Society was launched in 2009 to provide a focus and forum for all those who are interested in the medieval Mortimer dynasty and the history of the Welsh Marches. As well as developing our knowledge of the local and national history associated with the main Mortimer family, members are actively involved in studying castles, churches, tombs, stained glass, heraldry, artefacts and documents linked to the dynasty. We are interested in all aspects of life on the Welsh borders including the history of the Marcher Lords and the Welsh Princes as well as the exploration of other branches of the medieval Mortimer family. The Society seeks to promote a wider interest in this fascinating period of history among a diverse audience including young people, particularly those living in ‘Mortimer Country’ in the counties of Herefordshire, Shropshire and Powys.
Website: https://mortimerhistorysociety.org.uk
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Helen Carr: Protest to civil war; civil war to abdication; abdication to deposition and murder
Dr Kathryn Maude: ‘a series of unparalleled completeness and antiquity’:
Dr Andrew Spencer: The First Two Centuries of the English Parliament
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Stephen David – The Beginning of Sorrows – South Wales 1450-1461’
Katie Dungate – ‘He was an earl, all Wales was his’: William Herbert, Earl of Pembroke – 1461-1468.
Graham Evans – ‘Edgcote – the Welsh Dimension’
Gabriella Williams: ‘The Mortimers in Yorkist Iconography’
Dr Ian Mortimer: ‘Medieval Horizons. Why the Middle Ages Matter’
Dr Steve Tibble: ‘Crusader Criminals – Pirates, Gangsters and Bandits in the Medieval Holy Land'
Cathy Clark: Power and Patronage in the Shropshire March
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David Carpenter, Professor of Medieval History at King's College London
The Kings Mother-In conversation with Annie Garthwaite
Mike Parker: 'Marcher echoes on the Welsh Border'
Dr Trevor Rowley: The Impact of the Normans on the Welsh Marches
Dr Matt Lampitt : Imagining Landscapes in Medieval Ludlow
Professor Keith Ray: ‘The Early Medieval landscapes of the Marches: some reflections’
Dr Malcolm Hislop: How to Build a Castle Part 1: Fundamentals
Sarah Sprules, MA: 'The Clare Women: Stories of female freedom and fear in the Welsh Marches'.
Dr Erin Lloyd Jones: Lay lady, lay: Rediscovering skilled medieval women in Wales
Anne O’Brien, Sunday Times best-selling author
Victoria MacKenzie, author of For Thy Great Pain Have Mercy On My Little Pain