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J ‘This is a brilliant book, which not only transforms our view of the O “turncoat” John Poyer, but also provides one of the most vivid, well- informed and sophisticated accounts ever written of the seventeenth- H century civil wars in Wales.’ Professor Mark Stoyle, University of Southampton N ‘This exhilarating read challenges previous representations of Poyer, offering a first glimpse of the man on his own terms rather than through P the eyes of his enemies. In doing so, the author illuminates the factional O politics within the parliamentary cause in superb depth and with great sensitivity to the local context.’ Y Professor Andrew Hopper, Centre for English Local History, University of Leicester E R T his is the first book-length treatment of the ‘turncoat’ John at Poyer, the man who initiated the Second Civil War through his ndhe rfreobmel laio hnu imn bsoleu gthlo Wvearl iens Pine m16b4ro8k. eTh toe vboelcuommee cphaarrlitasm Poenyet’rs’ sm riosset the Br Civil W significant supporter in Wales during the First Civil War (1642–6), ita and argues that he was a more complex and significant individual ish Rrs in than most commentators have realised. Poyer’s involvement in the e P ve om poisonous factional politics of the post-war period (1646–8) is lub examined, and newly discovered material demonstrates how his tioro nk career offers fresh insights into the relationship between national ses h and local politics in the 1640s, the use of print and publicity by ir e provincial interest groups, and the importance of local factionalism in understanding the course of the civil war in south Wales. The L volume also offers a substantial analysis of Poyer’s posthumous L reputation after his execution by firing squad in April 1649. O Y Cover image: John Speed, D ‘Penbroke’ (detail from Lloyd Bowen is Reader Penbrokshyre described ...), B in Early Modern History engraving by Jodocus Hondius in The Theatre of the Empire of O at Cardiff University. Great Britain (1611); © Album / W Alamy Stock Photo. Cover design: Olwen Fowler E N www.uwp.co.uk Gwasg Prifysgol Cymru University of Wales Press John Poyer.indd 1 16/09/2020 12:30 JOHN POYER JP.indd 1 20/08/2020 08:58:11 This page intentionally left blank JOHN POYER the Civil Wars in Pembrokeshire and the British Revolutions L L O Y D B O W E N UNIVERSITY OF WALES PRESS 2020 JP.indd 3 20/08/2020 08:58:12 © Lloyd Bowen, 2020 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any material form (including photocopying or storing it in any medium by electronic means and whether or not transiently or incidentally to some other use of this publication) without the written permission of the copyright owner except in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Applications for the copyright owner’s written permission to reproduce any part of this publication should be addressed to the University of Wales Press, University Registry, King Edward VII Avenue, Cardiff CF10 3NS. www.uwp.co.uk British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. ISBN 978-1-78683-654-0 eISBN 978-1-78683-655-7 The right of Lloyd Bowen to be identified as author of this work has been asserted in accordance with sections 77, 78 and 79 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Typeset by Marie Doherty Printed by CPI Antony Rowe, Melksham JP.indd 4 20/08/2020 08:58:12 For Nicki, Tal and Osian, and in memory of my mother and father JP.indd 5 20/08/2020 08:58:12 ‘I don’t want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying’. Woody Allen JP.indd 6 20/08/2020 08:58:12 Contents Map ix Abbreviations xi Acknowledgements xiii Preface 1 Chapter 1 The Setting: John Poyer and Early Stuart 9 Pembrokeshire, c.1606–1640 Chapter 2 The Irish Crisis and the Coming of Civil War, 31 1640–1642 Chapter 3 Allies and Enemies: Poyer and Pembroke during 53 the First Civil War Chapter 4 The Struggle for Supremacy: Poyer and Post-War 79 Politics, 1646–1647 Chapter 5 The Road to Rebellion, August 1647–March 1648 105 Chapter 6 Poyer, Powell and the Prince, March–April 1648 125 Chapter 7 The Siege of Pembroke, May–July 1648 151 Chapter 8 Revenge and Revolution: Poyer, Print and 165 Parliamentary Justice, August 1648–April 1649 Chapter 9 Afterlives 191 Appendix: Timeline of the Civil Wars in Pembrokeshire 215 Notes 221 Bibliography 251 Index 263 JP.indd 7 20/08/2020 08:58:12 This page intentionally left blank Map Civil War Pembrokeshire 2 2 2 COLBY MOOR Ramsey 1 Aug. 1645 Island St Bride’s Bay 2 Skomer 3 Island 25 Feb. 1644 4 Milford 23 Feb. 1644 Carmarthen Bay PEMBROKE 2 N 24 May 1648 7–10T MENarBcYh 1644 30 Jan. 1644 14–31 May 1648 3 Feb. 1644 Caldey 0 10 11 July 1648 Island kilometres Parliamentary Garrison, 1642–3 Skirmish Parliamentary Garrison, 1642–6 Battle Royal Garrison, 1643–4 Route of Colonel Rowland Laugharne’s offensive against Royal Garrisons, Jan–Feb. 1644 County gentlemen who signed Royalist declarations, 1643–4 Route of Colonel Thomas Horton and Lieutenant-General Oliver Cromwell, May 1648 County gentlemen who supported Parliament and did not sign Royalist declarations, 1642–4 Adapted with permission from D. W. Howell (ed.), An Historical Atlas of Pembrokeshire (Pembrokeshire County History, 5, 2019). JP.indd 9 20/08/2020 08:58:12
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