Plantagenet King Richard and Henry Tudor (subsequently Henry VII) on the Battlefield at Market Bosworth in 1485. Note the Welsh-style coats of Arms of Tudor Knights. A large portion of the Men in Henry’s army were Welsh.
Yep Richard chose the Welsh longbow men aswell as they were the best he could muster , as a thanks for the commitment from Wales Henry gifted post battle generous land and dwellings, Abermarlias at Llangadog springs to mind but there are many . Not forgetting Henry V11 was born at Pembroke castle and fled to France with the help of his uncle and the Whites from Tenby . When he returned from France he gathered troops from Wales and with the French mercenaries and English recruits he crushed the Plantagenet kingdom and took the throne. The birth of the Tudor dynasty was born and without the Welsh he could not of achieved it , the Stanley army did not commit until the final stage of the battle. The backbone of Henry’s army were Welsh 🏴
The greatest claim to fame Llanilar has is Henry Tudor supposedly used a stone to step up on to his horse, which is now one of the larger stones in the wall of St Hilary’s church in the village.
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Yep Richard chose the Welsh longbow men aswell as they were the best he could muster , as a thanks for the commitment from Wales Henry gifted post battle generous land and dwellings, Abermarlias at Llangadog springs to mind but there are many . Not forgetting Henry V11 was born at Pembroke castle and fled to France with the help of his uncle and the Whites from Tenby . When he returned from France he gathered troops from Wales and with the French mercenaries and English recruits he crushed the Plantagenet kingdom and took the throne. The birth of the Tudor dynasty was born and without the Welsh he could not of achieved it , the Stanley army did not commit until the final stage of the battle. The backbone of Henry’s army were Welsh 🏴
The greatest claim to fame Llanilar has is Henry Tudor supposedly used a stone to step up on to his horse, which is now one of the larger stones in the wall of St Hilary’s church in the village.
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