| A History of Wales: Derived from Authentic Sources Contributor(s): Williams, Jane (Author) |
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ISBN: 0511756542 ISBN-13: 9780511756542 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $72.25 Product Type: Open Ebook Published: May 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - General |
| Dewey: 942.9 |
| Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Women's Writing |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In great and colourful detail the Welsh writer Jane Williams (1806-1885) tells the history of Wales from the settlement of the Cymry in pre-Christian Britain until the Tudor period. The work, first published in 1869, remained a standard work until the beginning of the twentieth century. The most remarkable feature of the book's methodology is that its narrative is based on the use of an impressive range of source material, ranging from Pliny and Bede to Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. Jane Williams is a passionate chronicler of Welsh history and does not seek to be objective in her portrayals. The Earl of Shrewsbury for instance is 'inhuman', and ravages 'the fertile island'; and Williams perceives Daffyd Aberdaron as a zealous Dean of Bangor who 'earnestly' desires 'justice for Wales'. For more information on this author, see http: //orlando.cambridge.org/public/svPeople?person_id=willja |