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Oct 10, 2011 · The life of Katheryn of Berain is laden with intrigue. This wealthy heiress from Denbighshire had Tudor blood in her veins, and was a distant relative to Queen Elizabeth I. The story of her and her many husbands has become one of the chief romances of north Wales. She had six children and over thirty grandchildren who all went on to form some ...
Katheryn of Berain, 'The Mother of Wales' (1534-1591) CRONENBURGH, Adriaen van (c.1525-c.1604) In this Tudor portrait, Katheryn of Berain clutches a small box – perhaps a casket or a prayer-book - and solemnly caresses a human skull. It was painted in 1568 in the Netherlands.
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In this Tudor portrait, Katheryn of Berain clutches a small box – perhaps a casket or a prayer-boo...
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Berain was a medieval gentry house at least as early as the C14, though its most significant phase was the Tudor period. Here c1535 Katherine of Berain was born, one of the most charismatic and colourful figures in Tudor Wales. A substantial heiress in her own right, her four marriages allied her to some of the most powerful North Walian families a...
Large storeyed house of irregular T-plan, consisting of a tall, gabled end-chimney range with a lower L-shaped primary range adjoining. Mostly of local rubble construction, the gabled, lodgings block with rough-dressed front and gable faces; finely-tooled limestone dressings. There is evidence of former external render. The roofs are slated, that t...
The hall range has a wide lateral fireplace at the dais end with fine moulded bressummer of second-quarter C16 character. Associated with this is a moulded oak doorcase leading to the additional range at the SW. To the L of the fireplace is a Tudor-arched stone entrance. This leads to a narrow lobby, now enclosed, in the angle between the hall and ...
Listed Grade II* for its special architectural significance as an important early Tudor gentry house and for its special historic importance as the home of Katherine (Tudor) of Berain, 'The Mother of Wales.'
Katheryn of Berain (1534/5-1591) married four times and through her numerous children and grandchildren became known as the Mother of Wales. She was the daughter of Tudur ap Robert Vychan of...
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Ordnance Survey 100020548. Berain was a medieval gentry house, though its most significant phase was the Tudor period. Here c.1535 Katherine of Berain was born, one of the most...
