{"product_id":"john-poyer-the-civil-wars-lloyd-bowen-9781786836540","title":"John Poyer, the Civil Wars in Pembrokeshire and the British Revolutions","description":"This is the first book of the 'turncoat' John Poyer, the man who initiated the Second Civil War through his rebellion in south Wales in 1648. \u003ci\u003eJohn Poyer, the Civil Wars in Pembrokeshire and the British Revolutions\u003c\/i\u003e charts Poyer's rise from a humble glover in Pembroke to parliament's most significant supporter in Wales during the First Civil War (1642-6), arguing that Poyer was a more complex and significant individual than most commentators have realized. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Poyer's involvement in the poisonous factional politics of the post-war period (1646-8) is examined, and newly discovered material demonstrates how his career offers fresh insights into the relationship between national and local politics in the 1640s, the use of print and publicity by provincial interest groups, and the importance of local factionalism in understanding the course of the civil war in south Wales. \u003ci\u003eJohn Poyer, the Civil Wars in Pembrokeshire and the British Revolutions\u003c\/i\u003e also offers a substantial analysis of Poyer's posthumous reputation after his execution by firing squad in April 1649. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lloyd Bowen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1786836548\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781786836540\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Wales Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.70d","brand":"Lloyd Bowen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43943050477823,"sku":"9781786836540","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_c3b660bc-0451-438d-a88e-9e3e4f26f637.jpg?v=1681495931","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/john-poyer-the-civil-wars-lloyd-bowen-9781786836540","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}