HISTORY
Perhaps Penmynydd's greatest historical asset is that it was the home of one of the most powerful families on the island, which gave rise to the royal dynasty of the House of Tudor; which included King Henry VIII and Queen Elizabeth I of England. In the 13th century Ednyfed Fychan was granted large tracts of land across North Wales by the Welsh prince, Llywelyn the Great, and he established a family home at Plas Penmynydd. Ednyfed's great-great grandson, Tudor ap Goronwy of Penmynydd, had five sons, one of which, Gronw Fychan, became Forrestor of Snowdonia in 1382. Gronw and his wife Myfanwy lie buried under alabaster tombs in the North Chapel at Saint Gredifael's church. These Tudor tombs were moved to the Tudor Chapel after 1536 when a small stained glass window with the symbols of the Tudor family, including a Tudor rose, were also installed there.

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