By Owen M. Edwards. Here is the story of the nation of Wales, written in the days before the poison of political correctness destroyed simple factual accounts of the history of our people.
A history of the Welsh people from the earliest Celtic settlements to the modern era. Written by one of Wales’s foremost historians and literary figures, the book explores the nation’s political, cultural, and religious development while celebrating the enduring spirit that has preserved its unique identity through centuries of change.
The narrative follows the ancient Britons, the rise of the early Welsh kingdoms, and the legendary rulers who resisted Saxon and Norman expansion. Edwards recounts the struggles of princes such as Llywelyn the Great and Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, the campaigns of Edward I, and the incorporation of Wales into the English Crown, while also examining the lives of the poets, churchmen, and patriots who kept Welsh traditions alive.
Beyond the battlefield, the book explores the growth of Welsh literature, language, religion, and national consciousness. Edwards explains how Wales contributed to the wider history of Britain while maintaining a distinct cultural heritage, tracing developments from the medieval period through the Methodist Revival, the Industrial Revolution, and the political awakening of the nineteenth century.
First published in 1902. A beautiful reproduction of an amazing book from a prominent nationalist Welshman who was punished as a child for speaking the old language of his ancestors.
Includes sections on: the Iberians that were believed to have first inhabited the region, the fairer Kelts, the struggle between them, Rome vs. the Silurians, Agricola, Welsh kings including Arthur, English attacks, Danish attacks, Rhodri the Great, Mercia under Offa, Llywelyn, Aber Gwili, Griffith and Harold, Norman conquest, Hugh the Wolf, resisting the Normans, Griffith ap Conan, Robert of Belesme, Owen of Powys, Battle of Cardigan, Owen Gwynedd, Medieval Wales, Archbishop Baldwyn, Glamorgan, Llywelyn the Great, last fight for independence, Statute of Wales, Welsh revolts, English prince of Wales, Longbow, Black Death, rule of the lords, disintegration, bard, friar, Lollard, Owen Glendower, Mortimers and Tudors, Thomas Cromwell, Court of Wales, Great Sessions, unwelcome Reformation, John Williams, second civil war, rule of the Puritan and Whig, cultural awakening, Industrial Revolution in Wales, complete index.
Softcover, scores of illustrations, genealogical charts of the ancient royal families, 478 pages, #800
