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OverviewThis is the first book of the ‘turncoat’ John Poyer, the man who initiated the Second Civil War through his rebellion in south Wales in 1648. John Poyer, the Civil Wars in Pembrokeshire and the British Revolutions charts Poyer’s rise from a humble glover in Pembroke to parliament’s most significant supporter in Wales during the First Civil War (1642–6), arguing that Poyer was a more complex and significant individual than most commentators have realized. Poyer’s involvement in the poisonous factional politics of the post-war period (1646–8) is examined, and newly discovered material demonstrates how his career offers fresh insights into the relationship between national and local politics in the 1640s, the use of print and publicity by provincial interest groups, and the importance of local factionalism in understanding the course of the civil war in south Wales. John Poyer, the Civil Wars in Pembrokeshire and the British Revolutions also offers a substantial analysis of Poyer’s posthumous reputation after his execution by firing squad in April 1649. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Lloyd BowenPublisher: University of Wales Press Imprint: University of Wales Press ISBN: 9781786836540ISBN 10: 1786836548 Pages: 320 Publication Date: 01 October 2020 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsMaps Abbreviations Acknowledgements Preface Chapter 1: The Setting: John Poyer and Early Stuart Pembrokeshire, c.1606–1640 Chapter 2: The Irish Crisis and the Coming of Civil War, 1640–42 Chapter 3: Allies and Enemies: Poyer and Pembroke during the First Civil War Chapter 4: The Struggle for Supremacy: Poyer and Post-War Politics, 1646–47 Chapter 5: The Road to Rebellion, August 1647–March 1648 Chapter 6: Poyer, Powell and the Prince, March–April 1648 Chapter 7: The Siege of Pembroke, May–July 1648 Chapter 8: Revenge and Revolution: Poyer, Print and Parliamentary Justice, August 1648–April 1649 Chapter 9: Afterlives Appendix: Timeline of the Civil Wars in PembrokeshireReviews'This is a brilliant book, which not only transforms our view of the 'turncoat' John Poyer but also provides one of the most vivid, well-informed and sophisticated accounts ever written of the seventeenth-century civil wars in Wales. -- Mark Stoyle, University of Southampton This exhilarating read challenges previous representations of Poyer and offers a first glimpse of the man on his own terms rather than through the eyes of his enemies. In doing so, the author illuminates the factional politics within the parliamentary cause in superb depth and with great sensitivity to the local context. -- Andrew Hopper, University of Leicester 'This is a brilliant book, which not only transforms our view of the 'turncoat' John Poyer but also provides one of the most vivid, well-informed and sophisticated accounts ever written of the seventeenth-century civil wars in Wales. --Mark Stoyle, University of Southampton This exhilarating read challenges previous representations of Poyer and offers a first glimpse of the man on his own terms rather than through the eyes of his enemies. In doing so, the author illuminates the factional politics within the parliamentary cause in superb depth and with great sensitivity to the local context. --Andrew Hopper, University of Leicester ‘This is a brilliant book, which not only transforms our view of the ‘turncoat’ John Poyer but also provides one of the most vivid, well-informed and sophisticated accounts ever written of the seventeenth-century civil wars in Wales.” -- Mark Stoyle, University of Southampton “This exhilarating read challenges previous representations of Poyer and offers a first glimpse of the man on his own terms rather than through the eyes of his enemies. In doing so, the author illuminates the factional politics within the parliamentary cause in superb depth and with great sensitivity to the local context.” -- Andrew Hopper, University of Leicester Author InformationLloyd Bowen is Reader in Early Modern History at Cardiff University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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