The Gwent County History, Volume 3

Ralph A. Griffiths

ISBN 10: 0708321984 / ISBN 13: 9780708321980

Published by University of Wales Press, GB, 2009

About this Item

A study of the early modern period, from the creation of Monmouthshire by the Act of Union in 1536 to the beginnings of industrialization in the later eighteenth century. It explores the social concerns of this period, including the growth of urbanity and the commercial world, education, poverty and civil war, as well as religion and politics.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Gwent County History, Volume 3
• Publisher: University of Wales Press, GB
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0708321984
• ISBN 13: 9780708321980
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 1297 grams

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Synopsis

This is the third volume of the authoritative history of the county of Gwent, geared towards an understanding of the county’s past for the twenty-first century reader. Volume III is a highly illustrated collection dealing with the early modern period of Welsh history, from the creation of Monmouthshire by the Act of Union in 1536 to the beginnings of industrialization in the later eighteenth century.

About the Authors

Richard Griffiths is professor emeritus at the University of Wales and King’s College London. He is the author of a number of books on British political history, English and French literature, and religion.

Madeleine Gray is professor emerita of ecclesiastical history at the University of South Wales.