A Short History of Wales

A Short History of Wales  (1906)  by Sir Owen Morgan Edwards

A Short History of Wales is a book published in 1906 by Owen Edwards. It aimed to provide an introduction to Welsh history, to those who may not have previously dealt with the subject. Link to scans

Contents

• Introduction
• Chapter I: Wales: What it is made of, and what it is like
• Chapter II: The Wandering Nations, The Iberians and Celts
• Chapter III: Rome. Roman conquest, settlement, and influence
• Chapter IV: The name of Christ. The old religion and the new
• Chapter V: The Welsh kings. Wearers of the "Crown of Arthur"
• Chapter VI: The laws of Howel
• Chapter VII: The Normans in Wales
• Chapter VIII: Griffith ap Conan and Griffith ap Rees
• Chapter IX: Owen Gwynedd and the Lord Rees
• Chapter X: Llywelyn The Great
• Chapter XI: The Last Llewelyn
• Chapter XII: Conquered Wales. How it was governed
• Chapter XIII: The Castle and the Long-Bow
• Chapter XIV: The rise of the peasant
• Chapter XV: Owen Glendower and his ideals
• Chapter XVI: The Wars of the Roses in Wales
• Chapter XVII: The rule of the Tudors
• Chapter XVIII: The Protestant reformation
• Chapter XIX: The Civil War in Wales
• Chapter XX: The Great Revolution
• Chapter XXI: Howel Harris and the Awakening
• Chapter XXII: The Reform Acts
• Chapter XXIII: The formation of the education system
• Chapter XXIV: The growth of self-government
• Chapter XXV: The Wales of to-day

This work published before January 1, 1923 is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.