Misha Glenny

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In Our Time · The Welsh Marches · 25 Jun 2026 podcast

This is In Our Time from BBC Radio 4.

I hope you enjoy the programme.

Hello.

In 1066, William the Conqueror knew that if he wanted to control England, he'd have to subdue the Welsh forces across the border in an area that became known as the Welsh Marches.

Soon, more and more Norman warlords established effectively their own private kingdoms, later their bases for invading Ireland.

These marcher lords built castles here, where new towns grew up, new ways of life, with one law for the English and another for the Welsh.

And I say here because we're at the Hay Festival and Hay-on-Wye is in these marches.

Indeed, one of the very first castles was built here in Hay, just down the road.

Well, with me to discuss the Welsh marches are...

Can I have a big warm hay welcome for my guests?

Deeply appropriate.

Thank you.

So let me go first of all to Hugh Price.

Hugh, I've sketched out a little bit about the marches, but can you give us some essential details?

What were the Welsh marches?

So how did these martial lords, how did they manage to accrue so much power in their hands, particularly their independence from the English king?

Helen Fulton, let me come to you.

So the Lords had their lands here and their interests in this region, but they had interests all over the place.

How would you characterise them?

So we're covering about 400 years here, and that's a long time in which relationships evolve and go off in various directions.

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