A short history pocketbook of Wales by a renowned historian. From the Romans onward, via Vikings, Saxons, Normans and Flemings, the Welsh have both resisted and absorbed invasion after invasion. Princes, papists, protestants, politicians, patriots, prophets and proletarians pass swiftly before us in this gripping narrative of conquest, resistance and survival.

• Foreword
• 1. Beginning to be Welsh
• 2. The Medieval Revolution
• 3. From Conquest to Union
• 4. Protestantism, Gentry and Civil War
• 5. Druids, Methodists, Radicals
• 6. Wales Overseas
• 7. Riot and Respectability
• 8. The Worst and Best of Times
• Further Reading