Did you know that there are so few Welsh surnames (practically everyone is a Jones, Williams, Pritchard etc) because of the switch from the Welsh medieval patronymic naming system to the fixed…
The Orthodox Saints of Wales
The following is an advertisement for The Orthodox Saints of Wales by Oswin Craton. For me, personally, the topic of Saints in Cymru is one which fascinates me, both as a Welsh…
Murray “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…
Hitler Issues Directive No.16: July 16 1940
It was on this day (16 July) in 1940 when Adolf Hitler issued Directive No.16 – essentially the order to prepare for Operation Sealion, the never-came-to-fruition Nazi landing in Britain with the…
Remembering Desmond Llewelyn: Legendary Welsh Actor
Legendary Welsh actor, Desmond Llewelyn, was born on 12 September, 1914, at Blaen-y-Pant House in Bettws, Casnewydd, Sir Fynwy (Newport, Monmouthshire). Who Was Desmond Llewelyn? Desmond was born to Ivor and Mia…