Editing Monmouth (section)

==Notable people==
{{Category see also|People from Monmouth, Wales}}
People associated with Monmouth include [[Geoffrey of Monmouth]], the [[Oxford]]-based cleric, born in about 1100 and believed to be originally from the area, who wrote ''[[Historia Regum Britanniae]]'', the "History of British Kings".<ref>{{Cite book | last=Given-Wilson | first=Chris | title=Chronicles. The Writing of History in Medieval England | year=2004 | publisher=Palgrave Macmillan | location=London | page=3}}</ref> [[Gilbert de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford]] and Guardian of England, died at the castle in 1295,<ref>Gilbert de Clare, 8th earl of Gloucester. In ''Encyclopædia Britannica''. Retrieved 21 November 2009, from ''Encyclopædia Britannica Online''</ref> and King [[Edward II of England|Edward II]] was briefly imprisoned there in 1326.<ref name="Mary Saaler 1997, p. 134"/> The future [[Henry V of England|Henry V]], the victor at the [[battle of Agincourt]] in 1415, was born in the castle in 1386.<ref>{{cite book |last=Mortimer |date=2007 |first=I. |title=The Fears of Henry IV: The Life of England's Self-Made King |publisher=Jonathan Cape |place=London |isbn=978-0-224-07300-4 |author-link=Ian Mortimer (historian) }} pp. 371–372.</ref> [[Philip Evans and John Lloyd|Philip Evans]], [[Jesuit]] priest and [[martyr]], was born in the town in 1645.<ref name="Philip Evans">{{cite web|url=http://www.liturgyoffice.org.uk/Calendar/National/Wales2.shtml|title=Liturgy Office of Wales|access-date=20 November 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091124054552/http://www.liturgyoffice.org.uk/Calendar/National/Wales2.shtml|archive-date=24 November 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[Horatio Nelson]] visited Monmouth on several occasions and in 1802, after visiting [[the Kymin]] Naval Temple, spoke at the [[The Beaufort Arms Hotel, Monmouth|Beaufort Arms Hotel]]. After his death, the garden where he dined with [[Lady Hamilton]] after the speech was named the [[Nelson Garden]].  [[William Allen (VC 1879)|William Allen]] was awarded the [[Victoria Cross]] for his actions in the [[Battle of Rorke's Drift]] (1879), and is buried in [[Monmouth Cemetery]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rorkesdriftvc.com/vc/allen.htm |work=rorkesdriftvc.com |title=Cpl. William Wilson Allen (1240 B Co. 24th. Regiment) |access-date=6 October 2017}}</ref>

[[Rockfield Studios]], situated just outside the town, have hosted many prominent bands including [[Queen (band)|Queen]] and [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]]. Notable rock guitarist [[Brian Godding]] was born in the town<ref name="LarkinGE">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Guinness Publishing]]|date=1992|edition=First|isbn=0-85112-939-0|page=986}}</ref> and musician [[Dave Edmunds]] lives there.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/music/460055/Stardust-memories-Legendary-guitar-player-Dave-Edmunds-has-returned | title=Stardust memories: Legendary guitar player Dave Edmunds has returned | date=16 February 2014 }}</ref> Other former or current residents of the area have included poet and singer-songwriter [[Jake Thackray]], rugby international and commentator [[Eddie Butler (rugby union)|Eddie Butler]], television presenter [[Kate Humble]], historian and TV presenter Professor [[Saul David]],<ref name="Saul David">{{cite web|url=http://www.sauldavid.co.uk/Biography.htm|title=Saul David in Monmouth|access-date=19 November 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090529172731/http://www.sauldavid.co.uk/Biography.htm|archive-date=29 May 2009}}</ref> astrologer [[Russell Grant]], historian [[Keith Kissack]] and comedian [[Miles Jupp]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://inews.co.uk/essentials/miles-jupp-im-white-middle-class-man-im-not-going-pretend-im-not/|title=Miles Jupp: I'm a white, middle-class man and I'm not going to pretend that I'm not|first=Alice|last=Jones|date=20 December 2016|website=inews.co.uk|access-date=7 February 2019}} {{subscription required|s}}</ref> Monmouth is the home of composer, organist and choirmaster [[Robert Jones (Welsh composer)|Robert Jones]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.butz-verlag.de/deutsch/jones.htm|title=Dr. J. Butz Musikverlag|first=Britta|last=Freund|publisher=www.butz-verlag.de/|access-date=24 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160531083054/http://butz-verlag.de/deutsch/jones.htm|archive-date=31 May 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>