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Reflections on Studying the Past – Meddyliau ar Astudio’r Gorffennol

Whose church is it anyway? Normans vs Welsh in medieval Neath and Wales

English conquest led to the creation of new chapels and parish churches across Wales, as well as some unique buildings like fortified churches and new elements such as the Norman-style font. Some new churches, like St Thomas, Neath, were founded to serve an English incomer community, while others, like St Illtyd’s, were much older and…Continue Reading Whose church is it anyway? Normans vs Welsh in medieval Neath and Wales