Caerleon Net

Related Links

Introduction

Article about Charles Williams by Eija Kennerley

The Mynde - birthplace of Charles Williams

External Link

Charles Williams of Caerleon. Biography of Caerleon benefactor. By Roland Ward.

Caerleon Net

Home

Search

Index

Archive

Local Information

History

Pre Roman

Roman

Post Roman

Directories

1840 Tithe Survey

1841 Census

1881 Census

1901 Census

Parish Records

Articles From Gwent Local History Journal

 

Home History Index Directories Parish Records King Arthur Roman Army In Caerleon

Charles Williams - His Life and His Legend

2 - 17th century Caerleon

Legend or Truth?

Roland Ward, a former trustee of the Charles Williams Charity, has written two books on the subject. His first, published in 2016, is titled “Charles Williams of Carlyon His Life and His Legacy”. This was followed in 2021 by “Charles Williams of Carlyon His Life and Legend”. Roland is continuing his research and maintains a website with a wealth of information and a BLOG. Follow this link for his website.

YouTube Videos

Roland has teamed up with Dave Powell to produce 5 videos about Charles Williams:

PART 1 - Charles Williams in the context of people and places of his time.

PART 2 - A flavour of the 17th Century Caerleon that Charles Williams lived in and a house which ultimately reveals a window to his wealth.

PART 3 - An an explanation of how the families of Charles Williams and his alleged victim Edmund Morgan, are related, There's also an argument between two men in a Llanfrechfa alehouse, involving the drawing of blood.

PART 4 - Charles Williams's financial activities and his relationship with the Hanbury family.

PART 5 - Brings together the sword, the duel, Turkey, the money and the year of Edmund Morgan's death. It ends with the will of Charles Williams.