‘A Storme Out of Wales’

‘A Storme Out of Wales’
Author: Robert Matthews
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Total Pages: 205
Release: 2011-11-15
Genre: History
ISBN: 1443835323

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...

The Civil War in Wales

The Civil War in Wales
Author: Terry John
Publisher: Pen and Sword History
Total Pages: 270
Release: 2021-11-30
Genre: History
ISBN: 1399004778

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.