It has been noted by many historians that by the time of its final defeat at the hands of Edward I, Gwynedd has begun the process of Europeanisation that Scotland and Brandenburg had already committed themselves to a hundred years before.
Thus Robert Bartlett suggests that if Gwynedd had been given more time (or began reforming military and legislatively sooner) than it could have survived. Of course a major problem with that thesis (which he admits) is that North Wales is right beside one of the core areas of Latin Europe, England, while Brandenburg and Scotland were far further out geographically from the core.
So, AH.com the question I ask is "Can we Save the Principality of Gwynedd?" Do we need a POD before the Norman conquest or do you think Gwynedd can survive even after the Normans cement their hold on England?
Any thoughts?