An oubliette was a deep stone pit used as a prison. Prisoners were lowered inside and rarely removed. Food and water were ...

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At the time of his passing, 80 of William's descendants remained living in Tregaian parish. Moreover, some appeared ...

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Parish records reveal that William Ap Howel lived to the remarkable age of 105, with his faculties and memory remaining sharp ...

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From the age of 21, William embarked on a pattern of fathering a child every two years, a trend he maintained well into his ...