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Rhun Emlyn

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Rhun Emlyn

Dr, BA (Wales), MA (Wales), PhD (Wales)

20122025

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Dr Rhun Emlyn is a medieval historian, with special research interests in ecclesiastical and political history, as well as Welsh history. He has specialised in the careers of medieval Welsh students and clergy and is currently exploring the involvement and role of clergy in the Glyndŵr Rebellion.

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Rhun Emlyn has research interests in aspects of Welsh history and broader European history in the middle ages, especially ecclesiastical and political history. These include education, mobility and identity. He has a special interest in the relationship of Church and politics and how this affected Welsh society by the later middle ages. Rhun has researched medieval Welsh students in the English and continental universities and the careers they followed after their time in education. His current research focuses on the contribution of clergy to rebellion in post-Conquest Wales, particularly in the Glyndŵr Rebellion, including detailed studies of certain clergy.

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    Emlyn, R. (Participant)

    16 Sept 2025

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