The Welsh Shires: A Study in Constitutional History (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The Welsh Shires: A Study in Constitutional HistoryThe Oldest Of the exclusively Welsh shires Of to-day are the result Of the Norman conquest Of South Wales in the reigns Of William Rufus and Henry I. A swarm of Norman warriors, greedy for adventure, plunder, and conquest, poured themselves Over the borders, and, after a desperate struggle, got into their possession nearly all that was worth getting in Southern and Eastern Wales. They had little connexion with the king, and fought primarily for their own hands, but when they had conquered a district they were content to hold it as a fief Of the English crown, provided that they were allowed to exercise within' its'limits a jurisdiction hardly less than regal over their subjects. These lordships Marcher, or Border lordships, were very numerous, and were organised much on the model Of similar feudal lordships in England. Such were the lordships Of Grower, of Brecon, Of Montgomery, of Bromfield, of Denbigh-land, and of Chirk. But among the series, two Marcher states were so large and so important as to be organised upon the same lines as an English county. These were the earldom of Pembroke and the lordship of Glamorgan.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.