"A storme out of Wales" : the second Civil War in South Wales, 1648 / by Robert Matthews.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Matthews, Robert, lecturer in early modern history.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wales, South--History--1536-1700.

Wales, South.

Great Britain--History--Civil War, 1642-1649.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (222 p.)

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Second Civil War (1648) began in south Wales. The present study is the first detailed contextual narrative and analysis of the revolt in Wales, covering the originating mutiny at Pembroke Castle, its development into a rebellion that spread through south Wales, the Battle of St. Fagans (the biggest battle ever fought in Wales), and Cromwell's successful Welsh campaign involving the sieges of Chepstow, Tenby and Pembroke. The consequences of the revolt, involving the emergence of new local...

Contents:

TABLE OF CONTENTS; PREFACE; NOTE ON SPELLING AND DATING; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; CHAPTER EIGHT; CHAPTER NINE; BIBLIOGRAPHY OF SECONDARY SOURCES; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-194) and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-4438-3532-3

OCLC:

821179755