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The Dialogue of the Government of Wales (1594)

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By: John Gwynfor Jones

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The Dialogue of the Government of Wales (1594)

Updated Text and Commentary

By: John Gwynfor Jones

This volume is broadly divided into two main sections. The first part comprises a detailed introduction to the background of "The Dialogue", written in 1594 by George Owen of Henllys, north Pembrokeshire, followed by an updated version of the text with explanatory notes. George Owen was the most observant Welsh historians of the late sixteenth century, and in the "Dialogue" he discusses the main functions of legal institutions of government in Tudor Wales following the Acts of Union (1536-43). The discourse is not merely a description of those institutions but rather, in the form of a dialogue, it provides an analysis of the good and bad aspects of the Tudor legal structure. Emphasis is placed on the administration of the Acts of Union, and comparisons are drawn with the harsh penal legislation which had previously been imposed by Henry IV. Owen reveals the strengths and weaknesses of the Henrician settlement, but heartily praises the Tudor regime, regarding Henry VII and Henry VIII as liberators of the Welsh nation which the author, in the 'prophetic tradition', associated with the nation's historic destiny. In this 'Dialogue' Demetus is described as a native Welsh gentleman and Barthol as the German lawyer from Frankfort travelling through Europe and observing legal practices. The Socratic method applied reveals the Renaissance style of conducting debates, a framework which gives the work much of its appeal. The "Dialogue" is an invaluable Tudor source which places Welsh Tudor government and administration in a broader historical perspective.

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University of Wales Press

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1783164034

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9781783164035

The Routledge Companion to the Stuart Age, 1603-1714

By: John Wroughton

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The Routledge Companion to the Stuart Age, 1603-1714

By: John Wroughton

With chronologies, biographies, key documents, maps, genealogies, an extensive bibliography and packed with facts and figures, this is an invaluable, user-friendly and compact compendium examining all aspects of the period from James I to Queen Anne.

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312

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Taylor & Francis

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0415378907

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9780415378901

Religion and Society in the Diocese of St Davids 1485-2011

By: John Morgan-Guy

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Religion and Society in the Diocese of St Davids 1485-2011

By: John Morgan-Guy

During the medieval and early modern periods the Welsh diocese of St Davids was one of the largest in the country and the most remote. As this collection makes clear, this combination of factors resulted in a religious life which was less regulated and controlled by the institutional forces of both Church and State. Addressing key ideas in the development of popular religious culture and the stubborn continuity of long-lasting religious practices into the modern era, the volume shows how the diocese was also a locus for continuing major religious controversies, especially in the nineteenth century. Presenting a fresh view of the Diocese of St Davids since the Reformation, this is the first new account of religion and society in over a century. It is, moreover, not one which is written primarily from an institutional perspective but from that of wider society. As well as a chronological treatment, giving an overview of the history of religion in the diocese, chapters address key themes, including a study of religious revivals which originated within the borders of the diocese; consideration of popular and elite education, including the contribution of Bishop Burgess's pioneering institution at Lampeter (the first degree awarding institution in England and Wales after Oxford and Cambridge); the relationship of the Church to the revival of Welsh cultural identity; and new reflections on the agitation and realisation of disestablishment of the Church as it affected Wales. As such, this pioneering study has much to offer all those with an interest, not only in Welsh history, but ecclesiastical history more broadly.

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252

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Routledge

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1317067843

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9781317067849

British Travellers and the Encounter with Britain, 1450-1700

By: John Cramsie

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British Travellers and the Encounter with Britain, 1450-1700

By: John Cramsie

Encounters with a 'multicultural' Britain in the Tudor and Stuart periods written with an eye to debates about immigration and ethnicity in today's Britain.

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566

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Boydell & Brewer

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1783270535

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9781783270538

Historical Dictionary of the Elizabethan World

Britain, Ireland, Europe, and America

By: John A. Wagner

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Historical Dictionary of the Elizabethan World

Britain, Ireland, Europe, and America

By: John A. Wagner

Provides clear definitions and descriptions of people, events, institutions, ideas, and terminology relating in some significant way to the Elizabethan period. The first dictionary of history to focus on Elizabeth's reign.

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434

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Routledge

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1579582699

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9781579582692

Archipelagic English

Literature, History, and Politics 1603-1707

By: John Kerrigan

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Archipelagic English

Literature, History, and Politics 1603-1707

By: John Kerrigan

Seventeenth-century 'English Literature' has long been thought about in narrowly English terms. Archipelagic English corrects this by devolving anglophone writing, showing how much remarkable work was produced in Wales, Scotland, and Ireland, and how preoccupied such English authors as Shakespeare, Milton, and Marvell were with the often fraught interactions between ethnic, religious, and national groups around the British-Irish archipelago. This book transforms our understanding of canonical texts from Macbeth to Defoe's Colonel Jack, but it also shows the significance of a whole series of authors (from William Drummond in Scotland to the Earl of Orrery in County Cork) who were prominent during their lifetimes but who have since become neglected because they do not fit the Anglocentric paradigm. With its European and imperial dimensions, and its close attention to the cultural make-up of early modern Britain and Ireland, Archipelagic English authoritatively engages with, questions, and develops the claim now made by historians that the crises of the seventeenth century stem from the instabilities of a state-system which, between 1603 and 1707, was multiple, mixed, and inclined to let local quarrels spiral into all-consuming conflict. This is a major, interdisciplinary contribution to literary and historical scholarship which is also set to influence present-day arguments about devolution, unionism, and nationalism in Britain and Ireland.

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616

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OUP Oxford

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0191615560

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9780191615566

The Civil War in Wales

The Scouring of the Nation

By: Terry John

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The Civil War in Wales

The Scouring of the Nation

By: Terry John

The Civil Wars of the seventeenth century had a devastating effect upon Wales and the Marches, stripping the country of its human resources and ruining whole communities. This book explores the years of conflict between 1642 and 1649, detailing the campaigns, sieges and battles which took place in every corner of the country, presenting information from a wide variety of sources to paint a wide-ranging picture of the nation at a significant turning point in its history.

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270

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Pen and Sword History

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1399004778

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9781399004770

The Political History of Eighteenth-Century Scotland

By: John Shaw

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The Political History of Eighteenth-Century Scotland

By: John Shaw

This study looks afresh at the assumption that those in the Scottish parliament who voted for the union of 1707 sold their country. The world of Scottish politics after the union is then explored from the perspective of the people at the top of the ruling elite. It is the world of the squadrone, Argyll, Ilay, Bute and Dundas, where there was little civic virtue. Much is learned by looking at the century as a whole in describing their struggles, their motives and ideas, their place within the politics of Great Britain and the challenges to their complacency.

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157

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1349276456

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9781349276455

Scotland in the Nineteenth Century

By: John F. McCaffrey

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Scotland in the Nineteenth Century

By: John F. McCaffrey

Why, despite the unifying pressures of social and economic change within Britain, did Scotland remain a distinctive society in the nineteenth century? In this fresh new study, John McCaffrey assesses the importance of political and administrative responses as well as social and economic forces in shaping modern Scotland. Themes include the distinctiveness of that society's artisans, merchants, lairds, professional classes and new migrants in producing a distinctive national political tradition. Particular attention is paid to its efforts to retain a recognisable identity within the evolving United Kingdom.

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158

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1349268283

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9781349268283

Propaganda and the Tudor State

Political Culture in the Westcountry

By: John P. D. Cooper

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Propaganda and the Tudor State

Political Culture in the Westcountry

By: John P. D. Cooper

This book offers a fresh understanding of the substance behind the rhetoric of English Renaissance monarchy. Propaganda is identified as a key factor in the intensification of the English state. The Tudor royal image is pursued in all its forms: in print and prayer, in iconography andarchitecture. The monarchy surrounded itself with the trappings of majesty at court, but in the shires it relied on different strategies of persuasion to uphold its authority. The Reformation placed the provincial pulpit at the disposal of the crown, and the church became the main conduit of royalpropaganda. Sermons taught the duty of obedience, and parish prayer was redirected from local saints towards the sovereign as the symbolic core of the nation.Dr Cooper examines the relationship between the Tudor monarchy and its subjects in Cornwall and Devon, and the complex interaction between local and national political culture. These were years of social and religious upheaval, during which the western peninsula witnessed three major rebellions,and many more riots and affrays. A vibrant popular religion was devastated by the Protestant Reformation, and foreign invasion was a frequent threat. Cornwall remained recognizably different from England in its ancient language and traditions. Yet in the midst of all this, popular allegiance tomonarchy and nation survived and prospered. The Tudors were mourned and celebrated in towns and parish churches. Loyalty was fostered by the Duchy of Cornwall and the stannaries. Regional difference, far from undermining the power of the crown, was fundamental to its success in the westcountry.This is a study of government at the dangerous edges of Tudor England, and a testament to the unifying power of propaganda.

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306

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Oxford University Press

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0199263876

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9780199263875

A History of Wales

By: John Davies

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A History of Wales

By: John Davies

Davies traces the history of Wales from the earliest times to the late 20th century-from the Ice Age to the politics of our day.

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740

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Penguin Group

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0140145818

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9780140145816

Covenanting Citizens

The Protestation Oath and Popular Political Culture in the English Revolution

By: John Walter

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Covenanting Citizens

The Protestation Oath and Popular Political Culture in the English Revolution

By: John Walter

A new take on the origins of the English civil war and English Revolution, offering the first full study of the Protestation, the first state oath to be issued under parliamentary authority, swearing loyalty to king and country, but with the radical outcome of offering a political voice to those hitherto excluded by class, age, or gender.

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Oxford University Press

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0199605599

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9780199605590

Fangs of the Werewolf

By: John Halkin

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Fangs of the Werewolf

By: John Halkin

A strange wild dog terrorizes Wales with brutal killings but an old wise woman knows a secret that eventually destroys the creature.

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Barron's Educational Series

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0812040716

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9780812040715

The Dialogue of the Government of Wales (1594)

Updated Text and Commentary

By: John Gwynfor Jones

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The Dialogue of the Government of Wales (1594)

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By: John Gwynfor Jones

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University of Wales Press

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The Dialogue of the Government of Wales (1594)

The Dialogue of the Government of Wales (1594)

The Routledge Companion to the Stuart Age, 1603-1714

The Routledge Companion to the Stuart Age, 1603-1714

Religion and Society in the Diocese of St Davids 1485-2011

Religion and Society in the Diocese of St Davids 1485-2011

British Travellers and the Encounter with Britain, 1450-1700

British Travellers and the Encounter with Britain, 1450-1700

Historical Dictionary of the Elizabethan World

Historical Dictionary of the Elizabethan World

Archipelagic English

Archipelagic English

The Civil War in Wales

The Civil War in Wales

The Political History of Eighteenth-Century Scotland

The Political History of Eighteenth-Century Scotland

Scotland in the Nineteenth Century

Scotland in the Nineteenth Century

Propaganda and the Tudor State

Propaganda and the Tudor State

A History of Wales

A History of Wales

Covenanting Citizens

Covenanting Citizens

Fangs of the Werewolf

Fangs of the Werewolf

The Dialogue of the Government of Wales (1594)

The Dialogue of the Government of Wales (1594)

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