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Radnorshire From Civil War to Restoration: A study of the county and its environs 1640-60 in a regional setting

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Keith Parker

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Whilst this book is a record of the social, political, religious and military state of affairs in Radnorshire from before the Civil War to the Restoration, by its nature much reference is made to events in neighbouring counties and further afield. Many of those affecting the course of events in Radnorshire had a base elsewhere, and the military almost universally operated from outside the county.

Keith Parker has made much use of primary sources of information to confound the generally held view that Radnorshire was both a poor county at the time of the Civil War and essentially Royalist in outlook. A more confusing picture emerges of strongly held views by a few on each side, though most notably the pro-Parliamentarians, in a sea of neutrality, bewilderment and opportunism.

This is a story of Radnorshire gentry, farmers and clergymen caught up in an age of both danger and vibrant political and religious debate, when many had a rare chance to shape the future.

Keith Parker, a native of Kington and graduate of Birmingham and London Universities, lives in Presteigne where he was formerly deputy head of John Beddoes School. For many years, he has lectured on local history for the Extra-mural Department of the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, and for the Workers’ Educational Association.

Hardback | 288 pages | 230 x 154 mm | 2000
b&w illustrations, maps
ISBN 978-1-873827-96-3

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