A few days ago (2 November) marked 96 years since the birth of legendary Welsh rugby union player and coach, Carwyn James. Despite a good playing career that included being capped by…
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Niklas is the founder, owner, manager, editor, writer, video creator, voice over artist, and so forth, of Welsh Histories. He is passionate about the preservation of Welsh culture; the rejuvenation of the Welsh language and the promotion of Welsh history. Niklas currently resides in Pune, Maharashtra, with his beloved wife.
Tommy Bamford – Welsh Football Legend
The all-time top goalscorer for Wrexham AFC, Tommy Bamford, was born in Port Talbot on this day (2 November) in 1905. He scored 175 goals in 204 appearances for the dragons between…
Bontnewydd Palaeolithic Cave
Our Welsh lands have been inhabited for hundreds of thousands of years. Did you know that throughout all of Great Britain, only three sites have produced fossils of ancient species of humans?…
Castell Cricieth – A Native Welsh Castle
For me personally, Castell Cricieth – located in the town of Cricieth, Gwynedd – is one of the better looking of the remaining native castles of Cymru. Who Built Castell Cricieth? Advertisement…
The Severn Tunnel – Twnnel Hafren
Twnnel Hafren (the Severn Tunnel) was opened to trains by the Great Western Railway (GWR) for the first time on 1 September 1886. It was designed by GWR chief engineer, John Hawkshaw,…