R. R. Davies
Rees Davies was a native from Cynwyd, Meirionethshire. He was educated in the Bala and at the Universities of London and Oxford, and worked in Swansea and London Colleges before moving to Aberystwyth as a History teacher between 1976 and 1995. He then held the position of Chichele Professor of Medieval History at All Souls College, Oxford. He wrote several books about the history of Wales and Britain, including the lustrous English volume, The Revolt of Owain Glyn Dwr. He died in 2005.