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Tag: Welsh History
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…
The Beatles, Bangor & Transcendental Meditation
Did you know that The Beatles contributed to the popularisation of transcendental meditation in the Western world after attending a lecture at Bangor University? The Beatles visited Bangor, Gwynedd, at the height of their fame in August 1967 in order to attend a Transcendental Meditation (TM) conference being held by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. Not only…
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)…