The background to the Uprising occurs during the reign of King Hywel II (1512-45). Hywel ascends to the throne at the tender age of 12 years old after the reign of his father Hywel the Unifier, so called because under him all of the historic country of Wales was unified under his rule in addition to the March and Gwlad yr Haf (the Bristol region) being added to the country. During his grandfathers reign (Owain) the tripartite Principality was formed, with the King as Prince of Gwynedd and surviving members of the old princely house being raised to the rank of Prince of Powys and Prince of Glamorgan.
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| - The Protestant Uprising (Welsh History Post Glyndwr)
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| - The background to the Uprising occurs during the reign of King Hywel II (1512-45). Hywel ascends to the throne at the tender age of 12 years old after the reign of his father Hywel the Unifier, so called because under him all of the historic country of Wales was unified under his rule in addition to the March and Gwlad yr Haf (the Bristol region) being added to the country. During his grandfathers reign (Owain) the tripartite Principality was formed, with the King as Prince of Gwynedd and surviving members of the old princely house being raised to the rank of Prince of Powys and Prince of Glamorgan.
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- Roman Catholic Nobility led by Duke of Dyfed
- House of MacGregor-Glyndwr & The Lutheran/Calvinist Communions of Wales
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| - Machynlleth, Sycharth Manor, Caernarfon, Strata Florida
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| - Establishment of the Dehubarth Dynasty
- Roman Catholic and House of Dehubarth Victory
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| - The background to the Uprising occurs during the reign of King Hywel II (1512-45). Hywel ascends to the throne at the tender age of 12 years old after the reign of his father Hywel the Unifier, so called because under him all of the historic country of Wales was unified under his rule in addition to the March and Gwlad yr Haf (the Bristol region) being added to the country. During his grandfathers reign (Owain) the tripartite Principality was formed, with the King as Prince of Gwynedd and surviving members of the old princely house being raised to the rank of Prince of Powys and Prince of Glamorgan. As part of the Regency, Prince Rhys ap Maredudd of Powys rises to dominate both the young king and council and begins to accumulate honours for himself and his house. In 1514 he creates and raises himself to the position of Chancellor of the Royal Court and in 1517 creates the Dukedom of Gwent for his brother (though in the process Gruffyd Mortimer is elevated from the Earldom of the March to Duke of the March) In 1518 the king enters his majority, but he is a deeply religious king and leaves the daily work of kingship to his chancellor. As the 1530's start and England is convulsed by the marriage trials of King Henry, Powys begins to see political advantages both in the English state of confusion and in the rapidly developing Lutheran ideas. By 1537 Hywel's Catholic sensibilities and Powys' behind the scenes manipulations sees the outbreak of the 1st Anglo-Welsh War. Welsh armies led by Powys break out from the Fortress of Bristol and strike out along the North Somerset coast, eventually capturing Minehead and advancing several miles inland. English pressure and lack of resources prevent Powys from striking deeper and the resultant Treaty of Somerset sees Wales cede Bath back to England (granted to Wales in the Treaty of Bath 1491) but allows Wales to retain what it calls the "North Coast" or "Dyfnaint Glan Hafren". By 1545 the king is ill and retires to the Palace of Sycharth Manor where he dies on the 1st of December 1545. The king died with no natural heir of his body and Powys makes a grab for power using his status as Chancellor. The dead kings brother, the Prince Rhodri, outmaneuvers Powys however and secures the crown for himself. One of Rhodri's first acts is to remove Powys from the position of Chief Advisor, though he retains the position of Chancellor, however, in 1547 Rhodri also replaces him in this role. 1547 also sees the start of the 2nd Anglo-Welsh war as Catholic Wales goes to war with Protestant England. The war is mainly a limited affair with neither side prosecuting it with much vigour, but in 1549 Powys attempts to have Rhodri assassinated whilst with the army in Gwald yr Haf. Powys has also by now converted to Lutheranism and is agitating for religious reform in Wales. During 1550-51, Powys starts to try to convert his lands to the Lutheran faith, betrayed by his own knights he is turned over to Rhodri in late 1550 and he is tried by Parliament in '51 and found guilty of treason and heresy and is promptly executed. In an act of generosity Powys' eldest son, Morgan ap Rhys ap Maredudd is allowed to succeed to the title Prince of Powys.
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