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Alfonso‘s half sister, Eleanor of Castile in 1254.
William was naturally also involved in Henry III‘s wars in Wales. After
taking control of areas of north Wales in the early 1250‘s Henry III
put his son, the future Edward I, in control of them in 1254, including
Crown lands. However the self-proclaimed 267 prince Llewellyn ap
Gryyudd, grandson of Llewellyn the Great, declared himself ruler of
North Wales in the following year.
In 1256 Henry called for his knights to assemble on the Feast of St Peter
and Vincula. 272 “To oppose Llewelyyn son of Gryyudd and his supporters,
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our enemies Amongst those instructed to attend was “Willelmo Bluet,
se solo, Glouc” – William Bluet himself alone. The last record showing
William was made in November 1257, when he and two other knights were
paid the fees for their 41 st year of service! 274 . He doesn‘t appear in
later Calendars.
Fig. 12 Arms of Llewellyn ap Gryyudd * 275
It is possible that it is this William who had a son Rowland who married
Lettice Ragland, but this is not certain and is not shown in Fig. 9
Certainly Rowland‘s great grandson Peter held Midgham, in Berkshire
which he gained from his wife Lucy Bastard
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. Records show Peter
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1st August
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Calendar Close Rolls Henry III 1256 – 1259 pp139-140
contro Lewelium filium Griffini ey fautores suos, inimcos nostros
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Calendar of Liberate Rolls Henry III vol 4 1251 – 1260 p406
The two others were John de Bosceby and John le Bruer
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by permission of Brian Timms at
http://perso.numericable.fr/briantimms/era/early%20rolls%20of%20arms.htm
Quarterly 1 & 4 or a lion passant guardant gules, 2 & 3 gules a lion passant guardant
or
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272 Victoria County History Berkshire (1923) Manor of Thatcham : Midgham vol
I p322