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Record Nr.

UNINA9910978227603321

Autore

Jarrett Sadie

Titolo

Gentility in Early Modern Wales : The Salesbury Family, 1450-1720

Pubbl/distr/stampa

La Vergne : , : Gwasg Prifysgol Cymru / University of Wales Press, , 2024

©2024

ISBN

9781837720989

1837720983

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (0 pages)

Collana

Studies in Welsh History Series

Disciplina

942.905

Soggetti

Gentry - Wales - History - 16th century

Upper class - Wales - History - 16th century

Classes supérieures - Pays de Galles - Histoire - 16e siècle

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- 1. The Salesbury family -- 2. Territorial legitimacy -- 3. Networks of power -- 4. Culture, scholarship and religion -- 5. The wider world.

Sommario/riassunto

Between 1450 and 1720, Wales was a place of opportunity as well as a society in transition. This book is an exciting new study of how one elite family navigated political, social, and cultural change while maintaining their Welsh identity.