More than a millennium before the Uprising led by Owain Glyndŵr against English rule, there was the Brythonic resistance led by Caradog (more commonly known as Caratacus) against the might of imperial…
Beaumaris Castle
Edward I’s Unfinished Castle Construction on Beaumaris Castle began in 1295 on the orders of Edward I (often stylised as Edward Longshanks) in the town of Biwmares (English: Beaumaris) on Ynys Môn…
The Tragic Case of Gwenllian of Wales
It was on this day (7 June 1337) when Gwenllian ferch Llywelyn (not to be confused with the earlier Gwenllian ferch Gruffydd, the “Warrior Princess), the daughter of Llywelyn ap Gruffudd (often…
19th Century Irish Migration to Wales
It was during the 1840s when ‘an Gorta Mór‘, the Irish famine known as the “Great Hunger“, devastated Ireland and led to the drastic and tragic depopulation of the island which it,…
Remembering D-Day: Welsh Involvement in the Normandy Landings
Never forget the sacrifice made.