The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-30
ROYAL VISITS
TO OLD CAMBRIA
The Prince Of Wales at Aberystwith In
June.
"OES Y BYD IR lAlTH GYMRAEG'
Wales is Getting a Little More
Familiar With Royal Visits Than
She Used TO BE in Times Gone BY.

Wales is getting a little more famil-
lar with royal visits than she used 10
be From the time King Charles l.
sought military aid from Wales, ana
was afterwards compelled to ny peiore
his more fortunate competitors ana
throw himself ON the fidelity of his
Welsh subjects, taking refuge for one
night in Denbigh castle, after the de-
feat of his army on Rowton heath, near
Chester. in 1915, until George ~ landed
at Holyhead on the Sth of August. ie-i'
on his way to Ireland, we have an IN
terval in which poor little Wales was
quite overlooked as far as royal VISITS
were concerned. The visit of her ma
iesty the Queen to North Wales no
doubt afforded her gratifying consoia-
tion of knowing that she truly reigned
i'm the hearts of her Welsh subjects.
The visit of the Prince and Princes or
Wales next month, will convince the
roval visitors that Wales has an origin
ality about her in the way OF showing
welcome.
Ii was under the most happy circum-
stances that the Prince and Princess OF
Wales visited North Wales some years
ago TO attend our National festival, put
tren Forthcoming visit is much more
fora long time has been privileged TO De-
regaled with the highest honor Wales
for a long time has been privilegd to be-
stow upon any living being the chan
ceilorship of her university. 1t should
he highly gratifying to the Prince that
he was asked to accept this ONCE anu
Welshnlen of Wales feel gratiheo that
he accepted the same. This is as Things
should be- and the throne and country
60. 3 Af
glancc at the effect of the royal visits
To Wales from 1919 IN till the reign
of Henry ", when he led an army OF
36 GOO mon to march into Wales to sup
press GlynGwr'a revolt.
William the CcnQUeror, after success
fully invading EuGinnd. carried his
arms into Wales at he head OF q great
army in 1919. and after receiving the
homage of the WSlsh princes and oath
of fealty he repaired to st. David's, ard
offered uD his dcyotions at ne shrine of
that saint.
william Rufus followed the example
of his father, and invaded Wales with
a formidable army in the year 1892, but
was rcpulsed with heavy loss, the
Welsh princes forcing him to return
dishonored into England to reinforce
his army.
Sttplltll tlu HDl lllNuut lHt
ity, having enough to contend with at
home, and was compelled to make
peace with the Welsh, submitting to
conditions which exposes the weakness
SJGf his power
n Henry the Second invaded Wales
with q large army, marching by Ches-
ter into Flintshire in 1857. Again in
115S he marched in South Wales, again
in 1859, 1iG3, and 1lC5, when he declared
his resolution. at the head of n very
powerful army, to eXterminate the
whole of the population. He again en-
tered Wales after his invasion and
conquest of Ireland, returning by Ang
lesev.
John invaded Wales in 1211. al the
head of a formidable army. marching
by the shore from Chester to RhuNd-
Ian Castle, from thence over the Clwyd,
advanced to Conway, taking possess
sion of the castle of Deganwy. Cir
aldus Cambrensis says that the king s
army We're cut of from their Victuals
here by Llewelyn The North Wales
men having the advantage by the bet
ter knowledge of the country. com
PEELED the English to live on horseflesh
from pure need, and when the king
had no other remedy he returned i'm
great rage. leaving the country fun of
wards John again advanced into North
Wales with Il great army by way of
Conway, and marched on to Bangor.
burning the latter town and taking the
bishop prisoner for whose ransom
the Welsh paid 200 marks, 40 horses
and 10000 head of cattle
In l2l3 John again entered Wales at
the head Of an army for the relief of
such fortresses as still held out against
the forces of Llewelyn. Again, in
12l6-l7. setting fire to the town of Os-
westry
.. Henry III. invaded Wales in 1920 to
assist Reginald de Bruce against Lie
welyn; again in 1898. and i'm 1928, again
in 1921 in 124l, and finally, in 1245, when
he rebuilt the castle of Deganwy, and
returned to England with his army
much shattered and reduced.
In 1887 Prince Edward assumed his
fathers duty in conducting the wars
against the Welsh. and during the
same year his father (Henry I'D re.
solved to invade in person at the head
of an army, and was roughly treated
Tor he was compelled to retreat in.
gloriously to Chester with his army
shattered. Engaging Llewelyn again
In the same year and badly beaten
Prince Edward undertook his fathers
Il,
but not with any success.
Edward l.. in 1874. as King of Eng.
land, commenced that series of events
which eventually terminated in tn,
conquest. of Wales. The tragic end anC
probably treacherous death of "I.lew.
elyn Elm Llyw Olaf" in 1881, was ar
opportunity for Edwards success.
Edward, H., the first English prince
who bore the title Of Prince of Wales
was born at Carnarvon.. He had, ir
1926. to take refuge from the pursuj
OF his enemies in the mountains o.
Snowdon and elsewhere, but, being dis
covered, he was made prisoner in the
country of his birth and was cruell,
murdered at Berkeley castle in 1927.
Richard II. landed in Wales fror
Ireland in 1899, at the head of 20.OO,
men, for the purpose of quellng the
rebellion of the Duke of Lancaster. bu
was compelled eventually to surrender
himself prisoner at Flint castle int
the hands of Lancaster being fnall,
deposed, and at last murdered.
Henry ~. had to march an army int
Wales by the revolt of Owain Glyndw1
in 400. Again in 1401, and was com
pelled to do so a second time in thi
year in consequence of the progress O.
this celebrated chieftain. In 1405 1t be
came necessary for the English KIM
to collect all his resources. and at tn,
head of 5000 men to march again int
Wales. and the suppression O.
Glyndwr's insurrection seems to term
mate the hostile visits of royalty II
the principality.
In 1895 Henry VIII. visited Harvard
en- castle (Gladstone's mansion now
with the ?retext of stag hunting, an,
during the civil war King Charles ]
first sought military aid from his Welsl
subjects, and was afterwards com
PEELED to take refuge in Denbigh castle
After q long interval the next roya
visit to Wales was that of George Nv
on August 8, 1921.
In 1882 Queen Victoria (then Princes
Yictoria) and her royal highness, tn