{"product_id":"gentility-in-early-modern-wales-by-sadie-jarrett-9781837720965","title":"Gentility in Early Modern Wales","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn overview of Welsh and British history from 1450–1720 providing a new assessment of Welsh gentility.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe first full-length published study of the Salesburys of Rhug and Bachymbyd, \u003cem\u003eGentility in Early Modern Wales\u003c\/em\u003e significantly extends the existing knowledge and understanding of this well-known early modern Welsh gentry family while correcting several errors and misinformation established by nineteenth-century antiquarians.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEarly modern Wales was a place of opportunity and transition for the gentry as they navigated a complex relationship with their English neighbours and found themselves cultivating a new identity as Cambro-Britons. From this in-depth analysis, the book finds that the Welsh gentry were status-conscious and opportunistic, but Welshness remained fundamental to their sense of self.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is further enhanced by considering the early modern Welsh gentry within a wider global context for the first time, through their participation in colonial activity in the Americas, as well as trade and war with continental Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47596471124204,"sku":"9781837720965","price":60.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9bdbbe4618125a8c8477d7dc06c8f238.jpg?v=1777928835","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/gentility-in-early-modern-wales-by-sadie-jarrett-9781837720965","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}