HISTORY
The link to royalty began with Owain Tudor who became a member of the household of Henry V. When Henry V died, Owain Tudor married his widow, Queen Catharine, who was the French Princess Catharine de Valois.  After the marriage, Owain Tudor proudly took his new wife to Penmynydd to introduce her to his friends and relatives. But they spoke no French or English and though welcoming they must have remained silent during the meeting, for Catharine is said to have remarked that they were 'the goodliest dumb creatures that she ever knew'. In recognition of her connection to Penmynydd the pew ends in the church of Saint Gredifael were carved in the shape of "Fleur de Lys", the emblem of the Royal House of France, and to this day remind us of her association with Penmynydd.


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