About this episode

The episode explores the life of Edward Vaughan, highlighting the intersection of law, civil war, and gentry life in mid seventeenth-century Wales.

The experiences of the Montgomeryshire gentleman and lawyer, Edward Vaughan, provide a remarkable story of law, civil war and gentry life in mid seventeenth-century Wales. In this podcast Lloyd Bowen, Professor of Early Modern History at the University of Cardiff, uncovers a rich narrative of how local enmities were shaped by national events. Born in ... Read more

People in this episode

Guest: Lloyd Bowen

Topics covered

• law
• civil war
• gentry life
• seventeenth-century
• Wales
• local enmities

Keywords

• Edward Vaughan
• civil war
• gentry
• Wales
• law
• Montgomeryshire
• seventeenth-century

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Cardiff

Places: Montgomeryshire, Wales

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