POPULAR REVOLT AND REBELLION IN THE LATER MIDDLE AGES.

WELSH REVOLTS POST 1282

During the following century we witness the beginnings of popular revolt and outright rebellion as upon Stryveland 1282 - 1334, 1294 first National Anti - Colonial Revolt, 1315 - 16 Llywelyn Bren Revolt and also Revolts at Harlech 'St Valentines Day Massacre' 1345 as well as at Rhuddlun and Beaumaris. Where else, that was not recorded? but for sure Outlaw Resistance was on the rise with 'Adar y Greim' of the woodlands of Wales making life tough for English Traders and Borough settlers. All building up for the big one that is boiling up amongst as much a Colonial Underclass as is what is left of the native Welsh Aristocracy, Lords and Chiefs. The Lords might have sparked it on 16 Medi 1400 and with their retinues gathered their Raiding Party on Caerdrewyn on 18 Medi 1400 but at Ruthin the first 'English Town' to be attacked in the 'Great Raid', quick to join up and provide Glyndwr with the foundations of his largely peasant Army were Workers, Artisans and Y Clerwyr - 'Tafarn Balladeers; as Ieuan ap Bleddyn Workman of Ruthin, Gruffydd 'Pannor' of Colleigion a Fuller and another Fuller Maldwyn of Lyndyfrwdwy, Gwillym le Corvisor of Llanelidan a Shoe Maker, Ken 'Tudur Thill' Tailor and Morgan also a Tailor, Ieuan ap Judde a 'Flesshewer' also Llywelyn Cayo (Surely not Julian time travelling?) an Harper. I dare say, if more reserch was done we would see the names of more of these 'Common Folk', later many to become post War Y Gwerin Owain' Outlaw Rebel Resistance our Maquis or maybe we should call them 'Eithinwyr' (men of the Gorse, I thought that one up when on Gelliwastad above Abertawe and having to walk thru huge Gorse bushes. Not only would such hide Rebel Outlaws well but the thorns make enemy mounted soldiers get off their horses and thus easier to ambush and kill. Not least remember well the post 1536 period when so called 'bandits' were so active in Cymru/Wales that hanging judge Rowland Lee was sent to quell the disorder prompted by what i would call the continued native RESISTANCE against English rule.

PATRIOTS BE PARTISANS AS THE GWERIN OWAIN and continue the liberation struggle in a Wales Land Campaign.