Did you know that one of the founders of utopian socialism and the co-operative movement was a Welshman by the name of Robert Owen? Who Was Robert Owen? Owen was born in…
Author: Niklas George
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.
John Charles: Welsh Football’s GOAT
Though Wales is known for having produced numerous world class football players over the past few centuries (Gareth Bale, Ian Rush and Billy Meredith, to name but three), arguably no Welsh name…
Owain Gwynedd: Prince of Wales
One of the most deeply significant of the medieval Welsh princes is none other that Owain ap Gruffudd, who is better known as, simply (though he was by no means a simple…
The Miyazaki Movie Inspired by Welsh Novel
Did you know that the Studio Ghibli & Hayao Miyazaki movie, Howl’s Moving Castle, was based on the Welsh Diana Wynne Jones novel of the same name? In the novel, one of…
Llywelyn the Great? More Like Llywelyn the GOAT
Cymru had many Kings, Queens and Princes before the Conquest of Wales by Edward Longshanks in the late 13th century. Arguably the greatest of them all was Llywelyn ab Iorwerth (1173-1240), and…