Early Modern Wales c.1536–c.1689

Lloyd Bowen

Description

This is the first general history of early modern Wales for more than a generation. The book assimilates new scholarship and deploys a wealth of original archival research to present a fresh picture of Wales under the Tudor and Stuart monarchs. It adopts novel perspectives on concepts of Welsh identity and allegiance to examine epochal events, such as the union of England and Wales under Henry VIII; the Reformation and the Break with Rome; and the British Civil Wars and Glorious Revolution. It argues that Welsh experiences during this period can best be captured through widespread attachments to a shared history and language, and to ideas of Britishness and monarchy. The volume looks beyond high politics to examine the rich tapestry of early modern Welsh life, considering concepts of gender and women's experiences; the role of language and cultural change; and expressions of Welsh identity beyond the principality’s borders.

Chapter 1: Locating Early Modern Wales
Chapter 2: ‘They Value Themselves Much upon their Antiquity’:
History, Myth and Identity
Chapter 3: ‘Awake Now Thou Lovely Wales!’: The Reformation and its Legacies
Chapter 4: Alternative Visions: Catholicism, Puritanism and Dissent
Chapter 5: ‘The Communion of One Tongue’: Language and Society
Chapter 6: ‘A Prince of our Own Natural Country and Name’: Welshness, Britishness and Monarchy
Chapter 7: Politics, Officeholding and Participation
Chapter 8: Women and Gender in Early Modern Wales
Chapter 9: ‘A Brittain by Nation Born’: Welsh Diasporas

Sujets

• Histoire
• Great Britain
• History
• Wales
• Europe

Informations

• Publié par: University of Wales Press
• Date de parution: 15 novembre 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781786839596
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 5 Mo

Extrait

R E T H I N K I N G T H E H I S T O R Y O F W A L E S

EARLY MODERN WALES c . 1 5 3 6 – c . 1 6 8 9

R E T H I N K I N G T H E H I S TO RY O F WA L E S S E R I E S

Series Editors: Professor Pau O’Leary, Aberystwyth Unîversîty and Professor Huw Pryce, Bangor Unîversîty

Thîs serîes aîms to stîmuate fresh thînkîng about the hîstory of Waes by întroducîng partîcuar perîods and themes în ways that chaenge estabîshed înterpretatîons. Whether by offerîng new perspectîves on famîîar andmarks în the hîstorîographîca andscape or by venturîng înto prevîousy uncharted terraîn, the voumes, each wrîtten by a specîaîst în the ied, wî provîde concîse and seectîve surveys that hîghîght areas of debate rather than attemptîng to achîeve comprehensîve coverage. The serîes wî thus encourage an engagement wîth dîverse understandîngs of the Wesh past and wîth îts contînuîng – and sometîmes contested – sîgnîicance în the present day.

R E T H I N K I N G T H E H I S T O R Y O F W A L E S

EARLY MODERN WALES c . 1 5 3 6 – c . 1 6 8 9

A M B I G U O U S N A T I O N H O O D

Lloyd Bowen

UNIVERSITY OF WALES PRESS 2022

© Loyd Bowen, 2022

A rîghts reserved. No part of thîs book may be reproduced în any materîa form (încudîng photocopyîng or storîng ît în any medîum by eectronîc means and whether or not transîenty or încîdentay to some other use of thîs pubîcatîon) wîthout the wrîtten permîssîon of the copyrîght owner except în accordance wîth the provîsîons of the Copyrîght, Desîgns and Patents Act 1988. Appîcatîons for the copyrîght owner’s wrîtten permîssîon to reproduce any part of thîs pubîcatîon shoud be addressed to the Unîversîty of Waes Press, Unîversîty Regîstry, Kîng Edward VII Avenue, Cardîff CF10 3NS.

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Brîtîsh Lîbrary Cataoguîng-în-Pubîcatîon Data A cataogue record for thîs book îs avaîabe from the Brîtîsh Lîbrary.

ISBN eISBN

978-1-78683-958-9 978-1-78683-959-6

The rîght of Loyd Bowen to be îdentîied as author of thîs work has been asserted în accordance wîth sectîons 77 and 79 of the Copyrîght, Desîgns and Patents Act 1988.

The publisher acknowledges the financial support of the Books Council of Wales.

Typeset by Marîe Doherty Prînted by CPI Antony Rowe, Meksham

Thîs book îs dedîcated to Nîckî, Ta and Osîan (because thîs îs the ony bît they ever read) g

CONTENTS

Acknowedgements •  îx Abbrevîatîons •  xî Map •  xîîî

C H A P T E R 1 Locatîng Eary Modern Waes •  1

C H A P T E R 2 ‘They Vaue Themseves Much upon theîr Antîquîty’: Hîstory, Myth and Identîty •  19

C H A P T E R 3 ‘Awake Now Thou Lovey Waes!’: The Reformatîon and îts Legacîes •  39

C H A P T E R 4 Aternatîve Vîsîons: Cathoîcîsm, Purîtanîsm and Dîssent •  63

C H A P T E R 5 ‘The Communîon of One Tongue’: Language and Socîety •  91

C H A P T E R 6 ‘A Prînce of our Own Natura Country and Name’: Weshness, Brîtîshness and Monarchy •  115

C H A P T E R 7 Poîtîcs, Oficehodîng and Partîcîpatîon •  139

C H A P T E R 8 Women and Gender în Eary Modern Waes •  167

C H A P T E R 9 ‘A Brîttaîn by Natîon Born’: Wesh Dîasporas •  195

Notes •  219 Seect bîbîography •  257 Index •  271

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

woud îke to thank Huw Pryce and Pau O’Leary for the învî- tatîon (rather more years ago than I thînk we shoud dwe on) I to contrîbute to thîs serîes, and for theîr encouragement as the voume took shape. Lîon Wîgey has, as ever, been a mode of support, courtesy and accommodatîon at UWP, for whîch I am enormousy gratefu. I woud aso îke to thank Adam Burns for desîgnîng the cover and trackîng down an îmage of the coîn from the Aberystwyth mînt. I am most gratefu to the many archîves and îbrarîes that have made theîr coectîons avaîabe to me over the years durîng whîch the research for thîs voume was undertaken. Specîa thanks go to the staff of the Natîona Lîbrary of Waes and The Natîona Archîves of the Unîted Kîngdom, the two reposîtorîes upon whîch thîs book draws most heavîy. The Arts and Socîa Studîes Lîbrary at Cardîff Unîversîty, and partîcuary the staff who dea wîth Inter-Lîbrary Loans were aso most patîent wîth my many requests, partîcuary when the restrîctîons împosed by the Covîd-19 pandemîc made mat- ters a the more chaengîng. I woud îke to record my heartfet thanks to my spendîd co- eagues în the Hîstory Department at Cardîff for beîng so supportîve. These are, în no partîcuar order (or are they?), Steph Ward, Davîd Doddîngton, James Ryan, Keîr Waddîngton, Kevîn Passmore, Bronach Kane and Mark Wîîams. I woud aso îke to record my debt to the ate Professor John Gwynfor Jones who was aways sup- portîve of my work and was a fount of good humour and cheer as you encountered hîm on hîs sow ascent to the 5th loor. My heartfet thanks go to Mark Stoye for hîs encouragement and hep, and aso to our wonderfu coeagues on the ‘Cîvî War Petîtîons Project’, Andy Hopper, Ismînî Pes and Davîd Appeby. I am aso very gratefu to Prof. Newton E. Key for generousy assîstîng me wîth my dîscussîon of the 1689 petîtîon agaînst the Councî în the Marches.