ABSTRACT
For Wales, the 'revolution' of 1688 marked a real transition, which people's might even describe as the end of civil war politics. For half a century, the common division between Royalist Tories and Parliamentarian Whigs had not been possible in Wales. In the 1690s, Welsh politics reformed around new issues, and new factions. This thorough realignment involved some surprising outcomes, as the old moderates fragmented. Some, like the Morgans of Tredegar, joined the new Whig cause. The full potential of government interference in an election was demonstrated in Georgian Flintshire. The French Revolution had an immense influence on the Welsh radicals. In November 1789, Richard Price preached a sermon in support of the Revolution, On the love of country. The religious movement spread rapidly through schisms and conflicts within existing congregations, especially those of the Arminian Baptists. Cultural and radical enthusiasm also focused the legend of the 'Welsh Indians'.
