The legacy of Dic Penderyn (1807/8– 13 August 1831), a coalminer from Merthyr Tydfil who was cruelly hanged on the gallows outside of Cardiff Gaol, remains intact to this day. Dic Penderyn,…
Tag: Welsh History
Welsh Place Names with Pandy
This excellent map dots each location throughout Cymru containing the name “pandy”, the Welsh word for a fulling mill. For those unaware, fulling mills and fulling is an essential aspect of the…
Titanic & the Welsh
More than 1,500 people lost their lives aboard the Titanic nearly 114 years ago. It is a little-known fact that around a dozen of this number were Welsh people. Many people aboard…
A Short History of Usk Castle
Here, we have Usk Castle (Castell Brynbuga yn Gymraeg) – a 12th century Norman-built castle in Brynbuga, Sir Fynwy (Usk, Monmouthshire). It is believed to have been built after its neighbouring castles…
J.R.R. Tolkien & the Welsh Connection
J.R.R. Tolkien was born on 3 January in 1892. While not Welsh himself, Cymru (its culture, language and history) greatly influenced the work of Tolkien. J.R.R. Tolkien, the genius behind “The Hobbit”…