A History of Wales by John Davies - ISBN: 9780140284751
Paperback
Wales unveiled: a timeless journey through a nation’s enduring story.

A History of Wales

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  • Paperback

    784 pages

  • Release Date

    25 January 2007

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Summary

A revised and updated edition of this classic one-volume history of Wales which has sold over 50,000 copies so far.

Stretching from the Ice Ages to the present day, this masterful account traces the political, social and cultural history of the land that has come to be called Wales.

Spanning prehistoric hill forts and Roman ruins to the Reformation, the Industrial Revolution and the series of strikes by Welsh miners in the late twentieth century, this is the definitive history…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780140284751
ISBN-10:0140284753
Author:John Davies
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:Penguin Books Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:784
Edition:2nd
Release Date:25 January 2007
Weight:522g
Dimensions:200mm x 132mm x 37mm
About The Author

John Davies

John Davies is a native of the Rhondda. He was educated in schools in Treorci, Bwlchllan and Tregaron and at University College, Cardiff, and Trinity College, Cambridge. He taught at the University Colleges of Swansea and Aberystwyth and was for eighteen years the Warden of Neuadd Pantycelyn, Aberystwyth. His other publications include Cardiff and the Marquesses of Bute, Hanes Cymru, Broadcasting and the BBC in Wales, The Making of Wales, The Celts and Cardiff- a Pocket Guide. He is the consultant editor of The Encyclopaedia of Wales. His wife comes from Blaenau Gwent and they have two daughters and two sons.

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