A Short History of Wales

The book provides a concise chronological survey of Wales from its physical formation and early Iberian and Celtic settlement through Roman occupation and the adoption of Christianity. It follows medieval institutions and laws, the rise of native princes and their dealings with Norman and English power — highlighting Llywelyn’s leadership and Owen Glendower’s uprising — and explains conquest, governance, military changes, and social shifts such as the growth of peasantry. Later chapters address Tudor rule, the Reformation, civil wars, religious revival, 19th-century reforms in education and suffrage, the growth of local self-government, and a concluding portrait of contemporary Wales, supported by genealogical tables.