Did you know that the First World War was devastating for the Welsh language? It is estimated that around 20,000 Welsh speakers lost their lives during the “Great War”. It is also…
Tag: 20th Century History
The Cardiff Three
In 1988, three Welshmen, Yusef Abdullahi, Steven Miller and Tony Paris became known in the media as the “Cardiff Three”. Why? Because they were wrongly convicted for the especially gruesome murder of…
The Free Wales Army (The FWA)
Did you know… during the height of the Troubles in Ireland, Cymru had its own version of the IRA? The Free Wales Army (FWA) of the 1960s sought to achieve Welsh independence…
The Three Welsh-Born Nobel Prize Winners
Did you know that there have been three Welsh-born Nobel Prize winners? Even better, they won it themselves and didn’t need to receive it as a “gift”! All Three Welsh-Born Nobel Prize…
Shirley Bassey – Welsh Music Legend
It was recently the birthday of the great Welsh legendary singer, Shirley Bassey, who was born to Nigerian father Henry Bassey and English mother Eliza Jane Start in Cardiff on 8 January…