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Tag: Welsh Histories
Boris Johnson in Wales: Clwyd South, 1997 (No, Really)
When you look at Boris Johnson, you would be wise to conclude that he’s not exactly a picture of Welshness. To many, he is a bastion of Etonian elitism and all which goes with it. Yet, did you know that, despite this, Boris Johnson ran as the Conservative Party candidate for Clwyd South (north Wales)…
Dylan Thomas: A Welsh Legend
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Dylan Thomas was born on October 27th, 1914, in Pantygwydr, Abertawe (Uplands, Swansea) and is widely regarded as one of the most influential poets of the 20th Century. He is also arguably the most influential Welsh poet of all time. There are mixed accounts on whether Dylan could speak the Welsh language, though it has…
The Last Land Invasion of Britain: Fishguard 1797
Did you know that the last hostile land invasion of the island of Great Britain took place in Fishguard, Cymru in the year 1797? At this point, the French Revolution had been raging on for almost a decade and its influence was spreading to foreign lands. The Society of United Irishmen, an underground republican association…
The Translation of the Bible into Welsh
The translation of the Bible into Cymraeg (the Welsh language) saved and preserved it for generations.
Owain Lawgoch: The Lesser-Known Rebel
I do sometimes wonder just how aware the later rebel/freedom fighter, Owain Glyndŵr, was of his earlier namesake, Owain Lawgoch. They were near-contemporaries (Glyndŵr was already in his mid-20s when Lawgoch was killed in France); they share a first name; were both notorious Welsh rebels and both just so happened to be claimants of the…