Rebecca’s Country

Rhian E. Jones grew up in south Wales and now lives in London, where she writes on history, politics and popular culture. She has written for publications including The Guardian, Los Angeles Review of Books and New Welsh Review.

Fascinating, moving, and extremely well told.

• Pronunciation GuideForewordList of illustrationsSome main charactersPrologue: Rebecca’s rootsPart One: Rebecca rises1 The final straw2 Respectable radicals, rough music3 Men in the middle4 ‘Faithful to death’Part Two: Taking the reins5 A thorough revolution6 Lovers of justice7 Rebecca in the spotlightPart Three: The summer of discontent8 A losing battle9 All but open rebellion10 Rebecca goes south11 Organised chaos12 Ladies of letters13 Out of the shadows14 ‘More than one hundred thousand strong’Part Four: At the point of a bayonet if necessary15 Rebecca rules16 Raising the stakes17 Death at Hendy18 Are the government mad enough?Part Five: ‘We are all of us Rebeccas’19 ‘Becca there is now dead’20 From lawbreakers to legends21 Throwing open the books21 What Becca did next