This was in retaliation for a raid led by the Welsh rulers Gruffydd ap Rhydderch, Rhys ap Rhydderch, and Gruffydd ap Llywelyn.

Hirwaun moor, 4 miles to the north west of Aberdare, was according to tradition the scene of a battle at which Rhys ap Tewdwr, prince of Dyfed, was defeated by the allied forces of the Norman Robert Fitzhamon and Iestyn ap Gwrgant, the last Welsh prince of Glamorgan.

Griffith Rhys Jones-or Caradog as he was commonly known-was the Conductor of the famous ' Côr Mawr ' of some 460 voices ( the South Wales Choral Union ), which twice won first prize at Crystal Palace choral competitions in London in the 1870s.

Flockhart's last appearance on television was as Kitty Walker, opposite Sally Field, Rachel Griffiths and Matthew Rhys, in the ABC prime time series Brothers & Sisters, which premiered in September 2006 in the time slot after Desperate Housewives.

John Rhys later theorized that the tribal name was derived from the name of a Celtic goddess Domnu, probably meaning " the goddess of the deep ".

Apologetically, in a letter to Keidrych Rhys, editor of literary magazine Wales, Thomas ' father wrote that he was " afraid Dylan isn't much of a Welshman ".

This was followed briefly by Smith and Goody ( with Bob Goody ) and then the comedy sketch series Alas Smith and Jones, co-starring Griff Rhys Jones, its title being a pun on the name of the American TV series Alias Smith and Jones.

The account reads, " Richard ’ s horse was trapped in the marsh where he was slain by one of Rhys Thomas ’ men, a commoner named Wyllyam Gardynyr.

Rhys ap Gruffydd or ap Gruffudd ( Anglicised to " Griffith ") ( 1132 – 28 April 1197 ) was the ruler of the kingdom of Deheubarth in south Wales.

Rhys was one of the most successful and powerful Welsh princes, and after the death of Owain Gwynedd of Gwynedd in 1170 was the dominant power in Wales.

Rhys's grandfather, Rhys ap Tewdwr, was king of Deheubarth, and was killed at Brecon in 1093 by Bernard de Neufmarche.

Rhys's father, Gruffydd ap Rhys, was eventually able to become ruler of a small portion, and more territory was won back by Rhys's older brothers after Gruffydd's death.

Rhys made an alliance with Owain Gwynedd and after the failure of another invasion of Wales by Henry in 1165 was able to win back most of his lands.

In 1171 Rhys made peace with King Henry and was confirmed in possession of his recent conquests as well as being named Justiciar of South Wales.

Rhys was the second son of Gruffydd ap Rhys, ruler of part of Deheubarth, and Gwenllian ferch Gruffydd, daughter of Gruffudd ap Cynan, king of Gwynedd.

Deheubarth was one of the traditional kingdoms of Wales, shown here as they were in 1093 when Rhys ap Tewdwr died.

Rhys ap Tewdwr was killed in Brycheiniog, and most of his kingdom was taken over by Norman lords.

Gruffydd ap Rhys was forced to flee to Ireland.

Warren suggests that when Rhys and Owain were obliged to do homage to Henry in 1163 they were forced to accept a status of dependent vassalage instead of their previous client status, and that this led to the revolt.

Rhys had been attacked by Caradog ap Gruffudd of Gwent and Morgannwg, and had been forced to flee to the St David's Cathedral.

In 1088 Cadwgan ap Bleddyn of Powys attacked Deheubarth and forced Rhys to flee to Ireland.

When Rhys ab Owain was defeated in arms at the Battle of Goodwick and forced to become a fugitive by Bleddyn's cousin and successor as King of Gwynedd, Trahaearn ap Caradog in 1078 and killed by Caradog ap Gruffydd of Gwent shortly afterwards, this was hailed as " vengeance for the blood of Bleddyn ap Cynfyn ".

In his later years Rhys had trouble keeping control of his sons, particularly Maelgwn and Gruffydd, who maintained a feud with each other.

Gruffydd ap Rhys continued his campaign against the Normans in 1137, but died later that year.

In his later years Rhys had trouble keeping control of his sons, particularly Maelgwn and Gruffydd.

In 1194 Rhys was defeated in battle by Maelgwn and Hywel, who imprisoned him in Nevern castle, though Hywel later released his father without Maelgwn's consent.

Rhys was buried in St David's Cathedral, where an effigy said to be of him, but of a descendant of nearly 200 years later, can still be seen.

The Tudor dynasty or House of Tudor was a European royal house of Welsh origin from Prince Rhys ap Tewdwr that ruled the Kingdom of England and its realms, including the Lordship of Ireland, later the Kingdom of Ireland, from 1485 until 1603.

In 1171 Rhys met King Henry II and came to an agreement with him whereby Rhys had to pay a tribute but was confirmed in all his conquests and was later named Justiciar of South Wales.

In Torchwood, this role is filled by Gwen Cooper, and later her husband Rhys Williams.

He left in mid 1986 and formed his own industrial project Front Line Assembly with Michael Balch, and later Rhys Fulber and Chris Peterson.

The later British show It'll be Alright on the Night, which has been running on ITV since 1977, and hosted by Denis Norden ( replaced by Griff Rhys Jones in 2008 ) showed out-takes from film and TV.

No Wave was a short lived movement in New York and raised James Chance, DNA, Rhys Chatham, Glenn Branca, Lydia Lunch, Rat At Rat R, Swans, Live Skull, Band of Susans, Ut and later Sonic Youth.

The film follows the character of Arthur ( Bale ) an English journalist once enraptured by glam rock as a 1970s teenager, who returns a decade later to hunt down his former heroes: Brian Slade ( Rhys Meyers ), a feather boa-wearing androgyne with an alter ego, " Maxwell Demon ", who resembles Bowie in his Ziggy Stardust incarnation, and Curt Wild ( McGregor ), an Iggy Pop-style rocker.

Gruffudd started his acting career at the age of 13 in a Welsh television film called Austin ( 1986 ) and then later moved on to the Welsh language soap opera Pobol y Cwm ( People of the Valley ) from 1987 to 1994. He also played football with the Pobol y Cwm football team Cwmderi FC alongside co-stars Hywel Emrys, Gwyn Elfyn and Ieuan Rhys.

Reviews for this series were mixed ; critics did not know what to make of it and Smith and Rhys Jones soon appeared back with the BBC for a fourth series later that year.

* Juliet Evangeline Glyn, later Dame Juliet Rhys-Williams DBE ( 1898 – 1964 ), a governor of the BBC 1952-1956. she married 24 February 1921 the much older Liberal politician Sir Rhys Rhys-Williams Bt ( 20 October 1865 – 29 January 1955, died aged 89 ), MP for Banbury 1918-1922, and had issue, two sons and two daughters.

However Rhys returned later the same year with a fleet from Ireland and defeated the men of Powys in a battle in which two of Cadwgan's brothers, Madog and Rhiryd, were killed.

Rhys argued that the two individuals were the same person, saying that the ' r ' had been added at a later date, and offering several suppositions as to how this might have happened.

Two days later, Camber's younger son, Father Joram MacRorie, reveals that he and his childhood friend, Lord Rhys Thuryn, have begun to search for Prince Cinhil Haldane, a previously unknown legitimate heir to the throne.

Camber attempts to help his son-in-law, but Rhys dies in his arms a short time later.

*** Lady Evaine MacRorie ( later married the Healer Rhys Thuryn )

Of his other sons, Cadell, Maredydd and Rhys ( later known as The Lord Rhys ) all ruled Deheubarth in turn.

All tracks except 4 and 10 were engineered by Chris Petersen ( later of Front Line Assembly ) and the album acknowledges fla's original members Michael Balch and Rhys Fulber.