Welcome back to the series on the ancient tribes of Cymru. Having covered the Silures a couple of days ago, it is time to move onto the southwest of Cymru (essentially Pembrokeshire…
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History of the Ancient Welsh Tribes 4: The Silures
Welcome back to the series on the ancient tribes of Cymru. So far, I have covered each of the Deceangli, Gangani and Ordovices in separate posts. We now move on to the…
History of Ancient Welsh Tribes 3: The Gangani
The effects of salmonella food poisoning are finally beginning to subside. So, why not continue the series on the ancient peoples of our land who were most likely food poisoned on a…
The American Civil War: War of “Welshmen”
I mentioned this as my favourite fun fact in a recent interview with the BBC, so I decided to repost it. Not sorry! Did you know that arguably the most defining war…
Rheilffordd Corris: The Corris Railway in 1885
This 19th century John Thomas photograph depicts Rheilffordd Corris (Corris Railway) in 1885, when steam engine trains ruled the tracks. Rheilffordd Corris originally opened all the way back in 1859, back when…