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Encyclopedia > Penmynydd

Penmynydd (Welsh = top of the mountain) is a village on Anglesey siutuated on a slight hill on the B5420 road between Menai Bridge and Llangefni, at grid reference SH510743 (http://www.rhaworth.myby.co.uk/oscoor_a.htm?SH510743_region:GB_scale:25000). The Royal Mail postcode begins LL61. It claims the birthplace of the founding of the House of Tudor. Welsh redirects here, and this article describes the Welsh language. ... [The Isle of] Anglesey or Anglesea ( Welsh: [Ynys] Môn, pronounced as Uh-niss Mawn, in IPA), is an island and county at the Western extremity of North Wales. ... Menai Bridge (Welsh: Porthaethwy) is a town on Anglesey, Wales. ... Llangefni is the county town of Anglesey in Wales, lying in the centre of the island. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... Royal Mail is the national postal service in the United Kingdom. ... UK postal codes are known as postcodes. ... The Tudor dynasty or House of Tudor (Welsh Twdwr) is a series of five monarchs of Welsh origin who ruled England from 1485 until 1603. ...


In the 14th century, a resident of Penmynydd, Tudur ap Goronwy, had five sons one of whom was called Maredudd (later known as Owen Tudor - an Anglicisation of his Welsh name Owain ap Maredudd ap Tudur) who joined Henry V's army and subsequently established himself at court. When Henry V died, his widow subsequently married Maredudd in secret around 1429 and had three sons. Their grandson, Henry Tudor subsequently claimed the crown of England through this rather tenuous relationship. (13th century - 14th century - 15th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 14th century was that century which lasted from 1301 to 1400. ... Owen (or Owain) Tudor (c. ... Henry V Henry V, (August 9 or September 16, 1387 – August 31, 1422), King of England, son of Henry IV by Mary de Bohun, was born at Monmouth, Wales, in September 1387. ... Events January 10 - Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, founds the European Order of the Golden Fleece February 12 - Battle of Rouvray (or of the Herrings). English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the Earl of Suffolks army at Orleans from attack by... Henry VII (January 28, 1457 – April 21, 1509), King of England, Lord of Ireland (August 22, 1485 – April 21, 1509), was the founder of the Tudor dynasty and is generally acknowledged as one of Englands most successful kings. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion...


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Owen Tudor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (799 words)
Goronwy and Morfydd were parents to Tudor Hen, Lord of Penmynydd (d.
He was married to Angharad verch Ithel Fychan, daughter of Ithel Fychan ap Ithel Gan, Lord of Englefield.
They were parents to Goronwy Ap Tudor, Lord of Penmynydd (d.
Penmynydd - birthplace of royalty (724 words)
Today Penmynydd is a quiet collection of houses strung out along the road from Menai Bridge to Llangefni (see this map).
Thus the Tudor dynasty, which originated in Penmynydd, began their period of rule that was to last over 100 years.
The house currently at Plas Penmynydd, the home of the Tudors on Anglesey, was built after these events, in 1576.
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