The History of Wales by John Graham Jones (English) Paperback Book

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A highly engaging outline of the history of Wales from the earliest times to the present day, updated for this new edition in 2014 and the age of burgeoning devolution.

FORMATPaperback LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description

This is an engaging, best-selling volume reproduced with text panels that provide brief biographies of historical figures and descriptions of major historical sites in Wales. As the only concise history of Wales currently available in print, this book is an ideal introductory study for the general reader. From primitive Stone Age cave-dwellers who were the earliest recorded inhabitants of Wales, through settlement by the Celts before the Roman and Norman invasions, this book leads the reader through the age of the native Welsh princes that culminated with the eventual conquest of Wales by Edward I in 1282. Later seminal themes include the passage of the so-called Union legislations of 1536 and 1543, the impact of successive religious changes, the agrarian and industrial revolutions, and the severe interwar depression of the twentieth century. This new edition concludes with a discussion of the far-reaching political, social and economic changes covering the momentous period from the close of the twentieth century to the present day.

Author Biography

The general adult reader, university students, pupils in the senior forms of secondary schools, tourists and visitors to Wales, travellers.

Table of Contents

Preface1. Pre-Norman Wales2. From Norman Conquest to Edwardian Conquest3. From Conquest to Union4. Post-Union Wales5. Stuart Wales6. Methodism and Radicalism7. The Agrarian and Industrial Revolutions8. Politics, Nonconformity and Education9. Wales, 1880-193910. Modern Welsh Society11. Wales in the New Millennium

Review

(John Graham) Jones's summarisation of all this is a singular accomplishment. -Welsh History Review An excellent study which should give pleasure and profit to a large number of readers. -Glanmor Williams, Book News Wales

Review Text

This highly successful guide has been revised and expanded. It traces the main outlines of the history of Wales from the settlements by the Celts to the invasion by Romans and Normans, the conquest by Edward I of England, the passage of the Acts of Union, the impact of the Reformation, Puritanism and Methodism, the effects of the Agrarian and Industrial Revolutions and the changes in political, social and economic life in the nineteenth, twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Succinct biographies of prominent figures, descriptions of some major historical sites, a glossary of terms and a list of important dates are included, making this an ideal introductory study for the general reader. (John Graham) Jones's summarisation of all this is a singular accomplishment.Welsh History Review An excellent study which should give pleasure and profit to a large number of readers. Glanmor Williams, Book News Wales

Review Quote

"A singular accomplishment."

Author Comments

J. Graham Jones was an archivist at the National Library of Wales. He lives in Aberystwyth, and was born in Aberdare.

Details ISBN178316168X Author John Graham Jones Pages 210 Year 2014 ISBN-10 178316168X ISBN-13 9781783161683 Media Book Publication Date 2014-11-15 Edition 3rd Imprint University of Wales Press Place of Publication Wales Country of Publication United Kingdom Replaces 9780708314913 DEWEY 942.9 Short Title HIST OF WALES 3/E Language English DOI 10.1234/b10007 Format Paperback UK Release Date 2014-11-15 NZ Release Date 2014-11-15 Illustrator Clair Rossiter Birth 1980 Death 2015 Affiliation Cornell University, USA Position Illustrator Qualifications M.D. Publisher University of Wales Press Edition Description 3rd New edition Alternative 9780708310762 Audience General AU Release Date 2015-02-22 Illustrations Not illustrated We've got this

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