I. THE HOUSE OF CUNEDDA 135 II. THE HOUSE OF GWYNEDD 136 III. THE HOUSE OF DYNEVOR 136 IV. THE HOUSE OF POWYS 137 V. THE HOUSE OF MORTIMER 138 VI. THE HOUSE OF TUTOR 139 INTRODUCTION THIS little book is meant for those who have never read any Welsh history before. It is not taken for granted that the reader knows either Latin or Welsh. A fuller outline may be read in _The Story of Wales_, in the “Story of the Nations” series; and a still fuller one in _The Welsh People_ of Rhys and Brynmor Jones. Of fairly small and cheap books in various periods I may mention Rhys’ _Celtic Britain_, Owen Rhoscomyl’s _Flame Bearers of Welsh History_, Henry Owen’s _Gerald the Welshman_, Bradley’s _Owen Glendower_, Newell’s _Welsh Church_, and Rees _Protestant Non-conformity in Wales_. More elaborate and expensive books are Seebohm’s _Village Community_ and _Tribal System in Wales_, Clark’s _Medieval Military Architecture_, Morris’ _Welsh Wars of Edward I._, Southall’s _Wales and Her Language_. In writing local history, A. N. Palmer’s _History of Wrexham_ and companion volumes are models. If you turn to a library, you will find much information about Wales in _Social England_, the _Dictionary of National Biography_, the publications of the Cymmrodorion and other societies. You will find articles of great value and interest over the names of F. H. Haverfield, J. W. Willis-Bund, Egerton Phillimore, the Honourable Mrs Bulkeley Owen (_Gwenrhian Gwynedd_), Henry Owen, the late David Lewis, T. F. Tout, J. E. Lloyd, D. Lleufer Thomas, W. Llywelyn Williams, J. Arthur Price, J. H. Davies, J. Ballinger, Edward Owen, Hubert Hall, Hugh Williams, R. A. Roberts, A. W. Wade-Evans, E. A. Lewis. These are only a few out of the many who are now working in the rich and unexplored field of Welsh history. I put down the names only of those I had to consult in writing a small book like this. The sources are mostly in Latin or Welsh. Many volumes of chronicles, charters, and historical poems have been published by the Government, by the Corporation of Cardiff, by J. Gwenogvryn Evans, by H. de Grey Birch, and others. But, so far, we have not had the interesting chronicles and poems translated into English as they ought to be, and published in well edited, not too expensive volumes. OWEN EDWARDS LINCOLN COLLEGE, OXFORD. I WALES