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Portland State University

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Anglo-Welsh Relations

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Edward’S New Welsh: The Foundations Of English Colonialism, 1282-1343, Joshua S. Lembke Jun 2024

Edward’S New Welsh: The Foundations Of English Colonialism, 1282-1343, Joshua S. Lembke

University Honors Theses

This thesis, Edward’s New Welsh: The Foundations of English Colonialism, 1282-1343, examines the tumultuous period following the English conquest of the last independent Welsh kingdom, focusing on the English Crown's efforts under King Edward I to integrate Wales administratively and culturally. By reevaluating the appropriation of the Prince of Wales title, the study highlights the creation of a 'New Welsh' identity aligned with English interests. Key legal acts, such as the Statute of Rhuddlan and the establishment of English-style boroughs and castles, are analyzed to reveal the Crown's strategic embedding of English governance and suppression of native Welsh resistance. …