The late sixteenth century saw a redrawing of the borders of north-west Europe. Wales and Brittany entered into unions with neighboring countries England and France. This book uses Brittany and Wales' responses to unification to describe a comparative history of national identity during the early modern period.

Introduction; Chapter 1 The Uses of Sacred History; Chapter 2 Britannia and Gallia Cristiana; Chapter 3 The Universal and the Part Icular; Chapter 4 Wales; Chapter 5 Brittany; Chapter 6 The Welsh and Breton Diaspora in Rome; Chapter 7 Epilogue;