A NATION UNDER SIEGE : The Civil War in Wales 1642 - 1648 by Gaunt, Peter - 1991

London 1991, HMSO, UK 1st paper edition, 7 1/2 x 10, Fine cond, 80 pages, numerous illus maps & drawings in B&W and color. -------------------------Although the smoke and dust subsided long ago with the battle cries and sound of cannon fire, Wales still bears the scars of the bloody civil warfought between king and parliament in the 1640s. Well over thirty castlesthroughout the principality saw military action at some stage of the war, and anumber of walled towns, great houses and even churches were caught up in theconflict. Bullet-marked walls, ruined castles, and a peppering of soldiers' gravesare just some of the physical remains which are all important in retelling andillustrating the history of this tragic conflict which engulfed the realm ofKing Charles 1. But why did Wales go into battle for the royalist cause. How widespread was Welsh support for the king? What impact did the war have on the country? This book answers these pertinent questions, telling the exciting, and often sad, story of the war years in Wales. Military events are placed in context by looking at the background, reactions and doubts of the people.