Lady of Anglesey

This is a life-enhancing story of Anglesey-born Emma, Viscountess Bulkeley (1727-1770), daughter of Thomas Rowlands of Caerau, Anglesey, and her marriages to men from two leading Welsh families: James Bulkeley, 6th Viscount Bulkeley of Cashel (1716-1752), Member of Parliament for Beaumaris, Chamberlain of North Wales and Constable of Beaumaris, and after his death to Sir Hugh Williams (1719-1794). Sophia Pari Jones takes us on a vivid journey of life at the time, with its intriguing backdrop of its people, its society and its politics. It depicts the cruel hardships of life, meted out particular to women, regardless of status, but shows the importance of a close-knit community and the support it gives to those within its embrace. The second half of the story continues on a more personal and intimate note, with extracts from the letters written between Emma and her second husband, Sir Hugh Williams, who served in the Army, in Minorca, and then as Member of Parliament for Beaumaris, Constable of Beaumaris and also Mayor. The story of Emma takes you on a simultaneously sensitive and enlightening journey through the people, places and events of the 18th century and the reigns of King George II and King George III, through the prism of a young woman from Wales.