William Wynne ( – May 1704) was a Welsh historian.
Life
Wynne was the youngest son of Robert Wynne (a
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Bangor Cathedral
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and
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of
Llanddeiniolen
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and
Llaniestyn) and his wife Catherine Madryn, heiress of
Llannerch Fawr. William Wynne's eldest brother was
Robert Wynne
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. William Wynne was born before 12 November 1671 and educated at
Jesus College, Oxford
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(like his father and elder brother).
[ He ]matriculated
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in March 1688 and took his Bachelor of Arts
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degree in 1691. He became a Fellow
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of the college in 1692, and held this position until his death in 1704. After ordination, he became rector of Llanfachraeth
Llanfachraeth is a village and community in Anglesey, Wales. It is located near the west coast of the island, at the head of the Alaw estuary, east of Holyhead, south west of Amlwch and north west of Llangefni. The A5025 road runs through ...
, Anglesey
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, but appears not to have resided there. Whilst at Oxford, he was part of the circle of Edward Lhuyd
Edward Lhuyd FRS (; occasionally written Llwyd in line with modern Welsh orthography, 1660 – 30 June 1709) was a Welsh naturalist, botanist, linguist, geographer and antiquary. He is also named in a Latinate form as Eduardus Luidius.
Life
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, the Welsh naturalist, botanist, linguist, geographer and antiquary. Wynne's publications included a ''History of Wales'' (1697), which was essentially a new version of David Powel
David Powel (1549/52 – 1598) was a Welsh Church of England clergyman and historian who published the first printed history of Wales in 1584.
Life
Powel was born in Denbighshire and commenced his studies at the University of Oxford when he was 1 ...
's 1584 work '' The Historie of Cambria, now called Wales''. Wynne's version, which was reprinted in 1702 (unchanged), 1774 and 1812 (with changes each time), and in 1832 (with topographical
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notes), was the starting point in English on medieval Welsh history for nearly two hundred years.[
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1670s births
1704 deaths
Alumni of Jesus College, Oxford
Fellows of Jesus College, Oxford
17th-century Welsh historians
17th-century Welsh Anglican priests
18th-century Welsh Anglican priests
Historians of Wales
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