
Kidwelly
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Search complete. 11 mentions across 6 episodes found for "Kidwelly".
Sep 11, 2026
Henry the Seventh-James Gairdner
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He not only issued proclamations against Henry and his adherents, but raised money by forced loans, a thing differing only by a shade from those unpopular benevolences.
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which he had declared by act of parliament should no longer be enforced caused the coast to be guarded sent the princess elizabeth to sheriff hutton to be out of the way and took up his position with an army at nottingham in the centre of the kingdom so as to be equally ready to meet the invader in whatever quarter he might land henry determined to land in his own native district He had received messages by one Morgan of Kidwelly, a lawyer, that Rhys App Thomas, a valiant captain of South Wales, and another named Sir John Savage, were ready to take part, and he had every reason to believe that his uncle, Jasper Tudor, on his reappearance in that country, would be at once greeted as Earl of Penbrook, notwithstanding his attainder.
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40:53speaker_3NARRATOR
The French king had given him a body of troops under the command of an able leader named Philip de Cholmde.
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40:58speaker_3NARRATOR
and with these and a whole body of his English followers he embarked at Harfleur on the 1st of August.
GOD COMPLEX: Inside the World’s Most Dangerous International Cults
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43:55speaker_4ADVERTISER
Terms at dkng.co/offer.
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43:57speaker_1HOST
This brings us to the UK in the 1990s to a small, quiet Welsh town called Kidwelly.
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44:04speaker_5HOST
The Kidwelly sex cult.
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44:05speaker_1HOST
A man named Colin Batley moved his followers there from London.
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He claimed to have an aura.
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46:49speaker_1HOST
It's the same psychological architecture we see in toxic fraternity hazing, where the victims become the abusers the following year to justify what they endured.
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46:58speaker_5HOST
It's mutual blackmail, which forms the perfect bridge to our final case, actually.
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If Kidwelly was sadistic predation disguised as spirituality, our final story is ruthless cartel warfare infused with black magic.
Short History of Wales-Owen M. Edwards
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54:09Michael FazioNARRATOR
The Norman conquest of the south coast of Wales was exceedingly rapid, and castle after castle rose to mark the new victorious advances.
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54:16Michael FazioNARRATOR
Coeti, Kenfeg, Neath, Kidwelly, Pembroke, Newport, Kilguren.
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54:24Michael FazioNARRATOR
So far the Norman advance has been a most quick one.
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54:28Michael FazioNARRATOR
In less than twenty-five years from the appearance of the Conqueror at Chester, the whole country had been overrun except the mountains of Gwynedd and the forests of the Deheubarth.
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65:59Michael FazioNARRATOR
Up to 1154, during the reign of Stephen, the English barons were fighting against each other, and the king had very little power over them.
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66:08Michael FazioNARRATOR
The most important Norman barons in Wales were the Earls of Chester in the valley of the Dee, the Mortimers on the upper Wye, the Braoses on the upper Usk, and the Clares in the south.
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66:19Michael FazioNARRATOR
Their castles were a continual menace to the country they had so far failed to conquer, and the Lord Rhys was glad to get to Kidwelly, and Owen Gwynedd to get Mold and Ruthlyn.
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66:31Michael FazioNARRATOR
It was, on the whole, an age of unity.
361: MY TERRIFYING ENCOUNTER WITH THE PARANORMAL | 16 TERRIFYING True Scary Stories / Rain Ambience | EP 347
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9:51Let's ReadHOST
I mean, a person has to be a bit quirky to call themselves a paranormal investigator, but he also seemed really nice.
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9:58Let's ReadHOST
He explained how the job was at Kidwelly Castle in Wales, which was about two hours' drive from where I was based at the time.
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10:05Let's ReadHOST
But Ray said he was willing to pay for my petrol and an overnight stay in a local B&B, which he assured me wouldn't bite into his budget too badly.
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10:15Let's ReadHOST
He was a wealthy guy apparently, operating a large cleaning business in the day while indulging in his preferred hobby of ghost hunting on weekends.
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12:26Let's ReadHOST
Now, I'm not some history buff, I have no idea who he was talking about or how to spell or pronounce her name, but as Ray told me her story, I was captivated.
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12:36Let's ReadHOST
Apparently, Gwenlyon was the great-great-great-granddaughter of the High King of Ireland, and her beauty, along with her skill with words, inspired many a man to follow her into battle.
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12:48Let's ReadHOST
She gathered up an army to attack Kidwelly Castle and won herself a couple of battles in the surrounding area.
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12:54Let's ReadHOST
But one thing the Normans were never short of, thanks to constantly conquering and absorbing other forces, was men.
Henry the Seventh-James Gairdner
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40:58CaveatNARRATOR
Henry determined to land in his own native district.
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41:01CaveatNARRATOR
He had received messages by one Morgan of Kidwelly, a lawyer, that Rhys ap Thomas, a valiant captain of South Wales, and another named Sir John Savage, were ready to take part, and he had every reason to believe that his uncle, Jasper Tudor, on his reappearance in that country, would be at once greeted as Earl of Pembroke, notwithstanding his attainder.
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41:21CaveatNARRATOR
The French king had given him a body of troops under the command of an able leader named Philip Deschamps, and with these and a whole body of his English followers he embarked at Harfleur on the 1st of August.
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41:32CaveatNARRATOR
With a prosperous wind he reached the coast of Wales in little more than a week, and landed at Milford Haven.
Henry the Seventh-James Gairdner
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39:30CaveatNARRATOR
Henry determined to land in his own native district.
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39:33CaveatNARRATOR
He had received messages by one Morgan of Kidwelly, a lawyer, that Rhys ap Thomas, a valiant captain of South Wales, and another named Sir John Savage, were ready to take part, and he had every reason to believe that his uncle, Jasper Tudor, on his reappearance in that country, would be at once greeted as Earl of Pembroke, notwithstanding his attainder.
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39:53CaveatNARRATOR
The French king had given him a body of troops under the command of an able leader named Philip Deschondes, and with these and a whole body of his English followers he embarked at Harfleur on the 1st of August.
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With a prosperous wind he reached the coast of Wales in little more than a week, and landed at Milford Haven.