I was sent in these images by a friend of Welsh Histories recently. I was unaware, but one of the Cofiwch Dryweryn murals was recently defaced by some saboteurs with less than…
The Tragic Case of Timothy Evans
This is the case of Welshman Timothy Evans, who was wrongfully hanged on 9 March in 1950 for a murder he did not commit. The Tragic Injustice Advertisement Timothy John Evans was…
Llewellyn Morris “The Hump” Humphreys
Did you know that one of the more famous (or infamous, I should) mobsters of the Chicago Outfit in the 1920s and 1930s was a Welshman by the name of Llewellyn Morris…
Carchar Rhuthun – Ruthin Gaol
Did you know that in Rhuthun, Denbighshire, there still stands Carchar Rhuthun (Ruthin Gaol) – a Pentonville prison with history dating back to 1654? Though it is now a museum (Amgueddfa Carchar…
A Map Showing the Decline of Welsh from 1870
I love maps and I love promoting Cymraeg as and where I can, so why not do both in one post? I love a good Welsh map… though this one concerns me…