From Medieval to Modern Wales : Historical Essays in Honour of Kenneth O. Morgan and Ralph A. Griffiths

This volume of historical essays is a collective tribute, on behalf of the whole community of the historians of Wales, to Kenneth O. Morgan and Ralph A. Griffiths who, on behalf of the University of Wales Board of Celtic Studies, have edited The Welsh History Review / Cylchgrawn Hanes Cymru for the better part of forty years, during which the academic study of the history of Wales has come of age. Over the past two generations The Welsh History Review has played a vital role in the transformation of the history of Wales as a rigorous scholarly subject. The volume contains an appreciation of the contribution of the two editors to the shaping of Welsh historiography by Glanmor Williams (the founding father of The Welsh History Review) and Ieuan Gwynedd Jones. This is followed by fifteen essays written by a team of leading Welsh scholars whose contribution reflect the chronological range of The Welsh History Review and the ecumenical eclecticism which has been the hallmark of the journal. The essays deal with the evolution of Welsh society from the medieval period to the twentieth century and cover a range of topics, including ethnic identity, architectural patterns, social mobility, church and dissent, Welsh mission fields, and modern nationality. This Volume Of Historical Essays Is A Collective Tribute, On Behalf Of The Whole Community Of The Historians Of Wales, To Kenneth O. Morgan And Ralph A. Griffiths Who, On Behalf Of The University Of Wales Board Of Celtic Studies, Have Edited The Welsh History Review/cylchgrawn Hanes Cymru For The Better Part Of Forty Years, During Which The Academic Study Of The History Of Wales Has Come Of Age. Over The Past Two Generations The Welsh History Review Has Played A Vital Role In The Transformation Of The History Of Wales Into A Rigorous Scholarly Subject.--book Jacket. Castor And Pollux Of Welsh History / Ieuan Gwynedd Jones And Glanmor Williams -- Modern Nationality And The Medieval Past : The Wales Of John Edward Lloyd / Huw Pryce -- Inside The Tent Looking Out : The Medieval Welsh World-view / A.d. Carr -- Identity Of 'wales' In The Thirteenth Century / R.r. Davies -- View From An Ecclesiastical Court : Mobility And Marriage In A Border Society At The End Of The Middle Ages / Llinos Beverley Smith -- Interpretation Of Late Medieval Houses In Wales / Richard Suggett -- Wales And Hamburg : The Problems Of A Younger Son / J. Gwynfor Jones -- 'poor, Benighted Church'? : Church And Society In Mid-eighteenth-century Wales / Eryn M. White -- Was There A Welsh Enlightenment? / R.j.w. Evans -- Private Space : Autobiography And Individuality In Eighteenth- And Early Nineteenth-century Wales / Prys Morgan -- 'very Horrid Affair' : Sedition And Unitarianism In The Age Of Revolutions / Geraint H. Jenkins -- Tolerant Nation? : Anti-catholicism In Nineteenth-century Wales / Paul O'leary -- 'nation In A Nutshell' : The Swansea Disestablishment Demonstration Of 1912 And The Political Culture Of Edwardian Wales / Neil Evans -- Margaret Wynne Nevinson : Gender And Nationality Identity In The Early Twentieth Century / Angela V. John -- 'conservative Bloom On Socialism's Compost Heap' : Working-class Home Ownership In South Wales, C.1890-1939 / Steven Thompson -- Gardens Of Eden : Welsh Missionaries In British India / Aled Jones. Edited By R.r. Davies And Geraint H. Jenkins. Published On Behalf Of The History And Law Committee Of The Board Of Celtic Studies. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Contents......Page 6 Figures......Page 8 The Contributors......Page 12 Abbreviations......Page 14 The Castor and Pollux of Welsh History......Page 16 Modern Nationality and the Medieval Past: The Wales of John Edward Lloyd......Page 29 Inside the Tent Looking Out: The Medieval Welsh World-View......Page 45 The Identity of ‘Wales’ in the Thirteenth Century......Page 60 A View from an Ecclesiastical Court: Mobility and Marriage in a Border Society at the End of the Middle Ages......Page 79 The Interpretation of Late Medieval Houses in Wales......Page 96 Wales and Hamburg:The Problems of a Younger Son......Page 119 A ‘Poor, Benighted Church’? Church and Society in Mid-Eighteenth-Century Wales......Page 138 Was there a Welsh Enlightenment?......Page 157 A Private Space: Autobiography and Individuality in Eighteenthand Early Nineteenth-Century Wales......Page 175 ‘A Very Horrid Affair’: Sedition and Unitarianism in the Age of Revolutions......Page 190 A Tolerant Nation? Anti-Catholicism in Nineteenth-Century Wales......Page 212 The Swansea Disestablishment Demonstration of 1912 and the Political Culture of Edwardian Wales......Page 229 Gender and National Identity in the Early Twentieth Century......Page 245 1890–1939......Page 261 Gardens of Eden: Welsh Missionaries in British India......Page 279 Index......Page 296 List of Subscribers......Page 305 This collection of 15 historical essays was written by a team of leading Welsh scholars and addresses a wide array of subjects surrounding Welsh history. In particular, themes of ethnic identity and the complexities that surround modern nationality are examined. Attention is also paid to specific areas of Welsh history, including anti-Catholicism in 19th-century Wales, the Swansea disestablishment demonstration of 1912, and the rise of working-class home ownership in Southern Wales.