The ''Oxford History of Wales'' is a history series on the history of Wales, written by leading historians for each period. One of the volumes in the series ''Conquest, Coexistence and Change: Wales 1063–1416'' was joint winner of the

Wolfson History Prize The Wolfson History Prizes are literary awards given annually in the United Kingdom to promote and encourage standards of excellence in the writing of history for the general public. Prizes are given annually for two or three exceptional works ...

in 1987. The series was commissioned by The Oxford University Press, with the first volume (volume 6 in the series) published in 1980. The Series General Editor was the late

Glanmor Williams Sir Glanmor Williams (5 May 1920 – 24 February 2005) was one of Wales's most eminent historians. Sir Glanmor was born in Dowlais, into a working-class family, and was educated at Cyfarthfa Grammar School in Merthyr Tydfil. He studied at ...

The series is as yet incomplete with five out of the six planned volumes having so far been published.

Volumes and Authors

The volumes published or announced for the series are as follows: *''Wales and the Britons, 350–1064'' — T. M. Charles-Edwards (29 November 2012) *''Conquest, Coexistence and Change: Wales 1063–1416'' —

R. R. Davies Sir Robert Rees Davies, (6 August 1938 – 16 May 2005) was a Welsh historian. Biography Davies was born in Merionethshire, and educated at Bala Grammar School. He was bilingual in Welsh and English. He received a First in his degree from Uni ...

(1987) (republished under the title ''The Age of Conquest'') *''Recovery, Reorientation and Reformation: Wales c.1416''–1642 —

(1987) (republished under the title ''Renewal and Reformation'') *''The Foundations of Modern Wales: Wales 1642–1780'' —

Geraint H. Jenkins Geraint Huw Jenkins, FBA, FLSW (born 24 January 1946) is a historian of Wales and a retired academic. He was Professor of Welsh History at the Aberystwyth University (then University College of Wales, Aberystwyth) from 1990 to 1993, when he becam ...

(1987) *''Rebirth of a Nation: Wales 1880–1980'' —

Kenneth O Morgan Kenneth Owen Morgan, Baron Morgan, (born 16 May 1934) is a Welsh historian and author, known especially for his writings on modern British history and politics and on Welsh history. He is a regular reviewer and broadcaster on radio and televi ...

(26 March 1980)

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* http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/category/academic/series/history/hw.do (retrieved 11.04.2012) Series of history books History of Wales, Oxford