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Tag: Hanes Cymru
Julius Caesar & His Comments on Ancient Britons
It is sometimes fun to imagine what Ancient Britain was like when the entire island was roamed by those who spoke the Common Brittonic language, an ancestor of the present-day Welsh language. One of the best (though, of course, partisan) and earliest descriptions of the ancient Britons (the Britons before Rome, Saxon and Norman invasions)…
19th Century Wales & the Rebecca Riots
In the 19th century, between the years 1839 and 1843, rural Cymru saw a series of protests known as Terfysgoedd Beca (the “Rebecca Riots”). These protests were characterised by peasants disguising themselves as women and taking to the streets to voice their grievances. Origins of the Rebecca Riots The riots were a response to several…
Gwynfor Evans’ Lasting Legacy: S4C
Gwynfor Evans (1 September 1912 – 21 April 2005) was a Welsh politician who championed the cause of Welsh cultural heritage, which culminated in the birth of the Welsh language television channel, S4C, in 1982. Gwynfor Evans Was First Plaid Cymru MP Long Before S4C Plaid Cymru would see its first Member of Parliament elected…
Hywel ap Cadel/Hywel Dda (?-950 AD)
Hywel ap Cadel, perhaps more commonly known as Hywel Dda (Hywel “the Good”), was originally the Welsh King of Deheubarth before coming to rule over most of Cymru, including Gwynedd, in his lifetime. Hywel Dda was a skilled politician who succeeded in usurping the Kingdom of Gwynedd from Idwal Foel and his children, Iago and…
NHS Wales – Older Than You Think
The WNMA is largely forgotten to history but it played a pivotal role in the fight against tuberculosis and the later formation of the NHS.