07/25/2026
🔍WHAT DID JOHN DEE KNOW ABOUT PRINCE MADOC... AND AMERICA?📜
One of the most fascinating historical mysteries surrounding the discovery of North America doesn't begin with Columbus...
It begins with Prince Madoc of Wales.
For centuries, Welsh tradition has held that Prince Madoc sailed west around 1170 AD, establishing a settlement in a distant land long before Columbus crossed the Atlantic.
Most historians view the story as a legend rooted in medieval Welsh tradition.
But here's where the story becomes even more interesting...
In the late 1500s, renowned mathematician, navigator, cartographer, royal advisor, and philosopher Dr. John Dee presented Queen Elizabeth I with a legal and historical argument supporting Britain's claim to North America.
Within those writings, Dee stated that:
Prince Madoc, son of Owain Gwynedd, led a colony that settled in "Terra Florida or thereabouts."
It's important to remember that "Florida" in the 16th century did not necessarily refer only to the modern State of Florida. The term was often used broadly by European geographers for a much larger region of southeastern North America.
Recently, a TikTok creator discovered a copy of the 1777 edition of The Universal Geographical Grammar in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. One of the maps within the book labels a large portion of southeastern North America as "Florida," reminding us just how differently early mapmakers understood the continent.
🎥 Watch the TikTok video here: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8tHwwbo/
Could this reflect the same broad geographic concept John Dee referenced centuries earlier?
The questions don't end there...
Across Kentucky, the Ohio Valley, Alabama, Missouri, and beyond, stories have persisted for generations about Welsh explorers, mysterious settlements, unusual earthworks, and even Indigenous traditions describing people with different customs or origins.
One of the most intriguing regional traditions centers on the Falls of the Ohio near present-day Louisville, Kentucky, where early Kentucky historians recorded accounts of a possible Welsh presence, unusual fortifications, and stories later associated with Prince Madoc. Researchers such as Reuben T. Durrett documented long-standing frontier traditions describing a possible Welsh settlement near the Falls of the Ohio. While these accounts remain debated and have not been confirmed archaeologically, they continue to fuel one of North America's most enduring historical mysteries.
Our own OWGN investigation lead by Sandra Sabatini has uncovered another fascinating connection.
John Dee's writings placed Prince Madoc's colony in "Terra Florida or thereabouts," while later maps, such as those found in The Universal Geographical Grammar, applied the name "Florida" to a much larger portion of southeastern North America than the modern state. Could these references be describing the same broad geographic region? At this point, no one knows with certainty - but the historical parallels are certainly worth exploring.
The questions become even more intriguing when examining the work of modern Welsh researchers.
For decades, Alan Wilson and Baram Blackett studied Welsh genealogies, medieval manuscripts, royal bloodlines, and Arthurian traditions. Their research challenges many accepted views of early British history and suggests that portions of Welsh history may have been misunderstood, merged, or rewritten over time. While many of their conclusions remain controversial and are debated by historians, their work raises compelling questions that deserve careful consideration alongside the historical record.
Are these simply fascinating legends?
Fragments of forgotten history?
Or clues to something that has yet to be fully understood?
At Other World Global Network, we believe the best investigations begin with curiosity - not conclusions.
History often reveals its greatest secrets when we're willing to ask better questions.
📚 Historical References & Further Reading
Primary Historical Sources
• Dr. John Dee's Imperial Memoranda to Queen Elizabeth I (1578–1580)
• Humphrey Llwyd – Cronica Walliae
• David Powel – The Historie of Cambria (1584)
• The Universal Geographical Grammar (1777)
• Manuscripts and collections preserved by the National Library of Wales
Kentucky & Ohio Valley Traditions
• Reuben T. Durrett – Traditions of the Earliest Visits of Foreigners to North America (1908)
• John Filson's early Kentucky histories
• Historical traditions surrounding the Falls of the Ohio and Louisville, Kentucky
Further Research & Alternative Perspectives
For those wishing to explore beyond mainstream historical interpretations:
• The Holy Kingdom – Alan Wilson & Baram Blackett
• Arthur and the Charter of Kings – Alan Wilson & Baram Blackett
• The Discovery of the Ark of the Covenant – Alan Wilson & Baram Blackett
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History is rarely as simple as we're taught.
Whether Prince Madoc's journey was legend, forgotten history, or something in between, one fact remains... the mystery has endured for more than 800 years.
Perhaps it's time we started asking why.