The Gwent County History, Volume 3
The Making of Monmouthshire, 1536-1780
Distributed for University of Wales Press
This is the third volume of the authoritative history of the county of Gwent, geared towards an understanding of the county’s past for the twenty-first century reader. Volume III is a highly illustrated collection dealing with the early modern period of Welsh history, from the creation of Monmouthshire by the Act of Union in 1536 to the beginnings of industrialization in the later eighteenth century.
1. The Making of Monmouthshire
2. Landownership and Power, 1530-1642
3. Local, Regional and National Politics to 1642
4. Religion and Belief, 1530-1642
5. Civil War and Interregnum, 1642-60
6. Politics and Power, 1660-1702
7. Politics and Power, 1702-90
8. Religion and Belief, 1660-1780
9. The Patterns of Everyday Life
10. Population
11. Transport and Communications
12. Towns, Markets and Commerce
13. The Administration of Poor Relief
14. Language, Literature and Education
15. A Landscape of Improvement
16. Buildings in the Landscape
17. Early Industrial Development
18. Piercefield and the Wye Tour, 1740-1800
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