THE TRIALS OF EDWARD VAUGHAN: Law, Civil War and Gentry Faction in Seventeenth-Century Britain, c.1596-1661

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Tells the remarkable story of Welshman Edward Vaughan, and reveals the politics of early modern England and Wales. Born in 1600, he was the fifth son of a landed gentleman, but he managed to gain possession of one of the largest estates in seventeenth-century Wales. His tenure was not to be a quiet one, however, as the Protestant Vaughan endured a bruising legal contest with a powerful Catholic magnate, and then the case was swept up in the politics of the civil wars. Rich with accusations of attempted murder, treason, and a lengthy legal battle with one of the most powerful Catholic families in the country. Contains 3 halftone images.