#welshhistory — Public Fediverse posts

The Last Bard — thanks to my friend in Lake Stevens, Washington, for picking up this beautiful framed art print from the Welsh History collection: buff.ly/vY5N5YW. A striking piece for anyone who loves Celtic heritage and historical storytelling. #WelshHistory #Art

https://www.europesays.com/uk/1183200/ People should be asked if they want Prince of Wales title back, says Michael Sheen #Britain #GreatBritain #henry #PrinceWilliam #Sheen #UK #UnitedKingdom #Wales #Wales"in #Welsh #WelshHistory #WelshNationalTheatre

https://www.europesays.com/videos/84351/ One month since flood: ‘All we want to do is get home and back to normal living’: | ITV Cymru Wales #Algebra #BankHoliday #barry #BBQ #beach #blast #Cadw #CARDIFF #CardiffBlues #driving #elderly #explosion #fire #flood #flooding #floods #GCSE #GwaelodYGarth #Hepatitis #HepatitisA #history #holiday #itv #ItvNews #ITVNewsInFull #Newport #Old #ospreys #outbreak #Pythagoras #quarry #Rugby #school #September #traffic #Trigonometry #Wales #Welsh #WelshHistory #wildfire #WRU

TIL that this Welsh arts festival has been running for 850 years. It includes music, dancing, theater, poetry...

Writer of the best poem up to 250 lines in a traditional Welsh metre wins a crown and chair. Last year's winner was Tudur Hallam
https://eisteddfod.wales/node/5308

#WalesArt #welshhistory #festivals #ukarts #poetry #poetrycommunity #poetrycompetition

About | Eisteddfod
https://eisteddfod.wales/about

Marvelling at Sultan the Pit Pony in Penallta Park — Mick Petts’ late‑90s earth sculpture built from colliery spoil to honour Wales’ pit ponies. Still galloping across Ystrad Mynach and perfect for a summer wander. 🐴✨
#Wales #Cymru #YstradMynach #PenalltaPark #Valleys #PitPony #Sultan #SummerWalks #LandArt #SouthWales #ExploreWales #WelshHistory #CollieryHeritage #WalkingUK #VisitWales #OutdoorArt #EarthSculpture #ValleysLife

WALES RISING! Up in the hills of Yorkshire and Wales, rebellion stirs. The desperation that led to the Luddite rebellion mybook.to/BreakItDown the Merthyr rising mybook.to/GiveUsThisDay and mybook.to/LetUsPass the Rebecca Riots #protest #socialhistory #Welshhistory

WALES RISING! Up in the hills of Yorkshire and Wales, rebellion stirs. The desperation that led to the Luddite rebellion mybook.to/BreakItDown the Merthyr rising mybook.to/GiveUsThisDay and mybook.to/LetUsPass the Rebecca Riots #protest #socialhistory #Welshhistory

https://www.europesays.com/uk/889639/ My strange relationship with Welsh man convicted of stealing a £12m Viking hoard #Britain #Crime #GreatBritain #Newport #Pontypridd #Premium #UK #UnitedKingdom #Wales #WelshHistory

The talented young dancer hacked up and hidden in a Welsh cave for decades

Mamie Stewart’s body was discovered in a disused mine shaft more than 40 years after she disappeared. In…
#NewsBeep #News #Rugby #Crime #Gower #rugby #Sports #Swansea #UK #UnitedKingdom #Welshhistory
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/513574/

https://www.europesays.com/uk/871838/ Metal detectorists make incredible discovery while searching Welsh field #Anglesey #Britain #GreatBritain #NorthWales #UK #UnitedKingdom #Wales #WelshHistory

In "Return to My Trees" Matthew Yeomans walks among modern & ancient #forests in #Wales - getting lost in #history #nature & #folklore - from #druids to #Industrialisation & into the future

#CulturalStudies #TravelLiterature #travelogue #CelticStudies #WelshHistory

https://www.europesays.com/uk/796116/ The man who created the modern icon of Welsh nationhood #Britain #GreatBritain #Politics #Senedd #UK #UnitedKingdom #Wales #WelshHistory

https://www.europesays.com/uk/789806/ Welsh house filled with legends and mystery which has never been solved #BetwsYCoed #Britain #GreatBritain #NationalTrustWales #UK #UnitedKingdom #Wales #WelshHistory

WALES RISING! Up in the hills of Yorkshire and Wales, rebellion stirs. The desperation that led to the Luddite rebellion mybook.to/BreakItDown the Merthyr rising mybook.to/GiveUsThisDay and mybook.to/LetUsPass the Rebecca Riots #protest #socialhistory #Welshhistory

WALES RISING! Up in the hills of Yorkshire and Wales, rebellion stirs. The desperation that led to the Luddite rebellion mybook.to/BreakItDown the Merthyr rising mybook.to/GiveUsThisDay and mybook.to/LetUsPass the Rebecca Riots #protest #socialhistory #Welshhistory

WALES RISING! Up in the hills of Yorkshire and Wales, rebellion stirs. The desperation that led to the Luddite rebellion mybook.to/BreakItDown the Merthyr rising mybook.to/GiveUsThisDay and mybook.to/LetUsPass the Rebecca Riots #protest #socialhistory #Welshhistory

WALES RISING! Up in the hills of Yorkshire and Wales, rebellion stirs. The desperation that led to the Luddite rebellion mybook.to/BreakItDown the Merthyr rising mybook.to/GiveUsThisDay and mybook.to/LetUsPass the Rebecca Riots #protest #socialhistory #Welshhistory

WALES RISING! Up in the hills of Yorkshire and Wales, rebellion stirs. The desperation that led to the Luddite rebellion mybook.to/BreakItDown the Merthyr rising mybook.to/GiveUsThisDay and mybook.to/LetUsPass the Rebecca Riots #protest #socialhistory #Welshhistory

Rebecca wasn’t just angry—she was right. In 1840s Wales, tollgates bled poor farmers dry.
So “Rebecca and her daughters” rose up. They wore dresses. They smashed gates. They demanded justice and they won reforms.
A riot? Yes.
A turning point? Absolutely.

#RebeccaRiots #WelshHistory #CymruAmByth #Cymru #Wales #WestWales

WALES RISING! Up in the hills of Yorkshire and Wales, rebellion stirs. The desperation that led to the Luddite rebellion mybook.to/BreakItDown the Merthyr rising mybook.to/GiveUsThisDay and mybook.to/LetUsPass the Rebecca Riots #protest #socialhistory #Welshhistory

https://www.europesays.com/uk/462541/ Welsh place names to be safeguarded under new initiative #Britain #GreatBritain #UK #UnitedKingdom #Wales #WelshGovernment #WelshHistory #WelshLanguage

WALES RISING! Up in the hills of Yorkshire and Wales, rebellion stirs. The desperation that led to the Luddite rebellion mybook.to/BreakItDown the Merthyr rising mybook.to/GiveUsThisDay and mybook.to/LetUsPass the Rebecca Riots #protest #socialhistory #Welshhistory

https://www.europesays.com/2429505/ ‘Children learn more about Nazi Germany than Welsh history’ #CapelCelyn #DrGriffiths #DrinkingWater #germany #HuwGriffiths #liverpool #LocalHistory #NationalLibraryOfWales #NaziGermany #SecondaryEducationInWales #Tryweryn #UniversityOfWales #Wales #WelshHeritage #WelshHistory #WelshLanguage

https://www.europesays.com/uk/440431/ ‘Children learn more about Nazi Germany than Welsh history’ #CapelCelyn #DrGriffiths #DrinkingWater #EU #Europe #Germany #HuwGriffiths #Liverpool #LocalHistory #NationalLibraryOfWales #NaziGermany #SecondaryEducationInWales #Tryweryn #UniversityOfWales #Wales #WelshHeritage #WelshHistory #WelshLanguage

‘Children learn more about Nazi Germany than Welsh history’ https://www.byteseu.com/1398760/ #CapelCelyn #DrGriffiths #DrinkingWater #Germany #HuwGriffiths #Liverpool #LocalHistory #NationalLibraryOfWales #NaziGermany #SecondaryEducationInWales #Tryweryn #UniversityOfWales #Wales #WelshHeritage #WelshHistory #WelshLanguage

WALES RISING! Up in the hills of Yorkshire and Wales, rebellion stirs. The desperation that led to the Luddite rebellion mybook.to/BreakItDown the Merthyr rising mybook.to/GiveUsThisDay and mybook.to/LetUsPass the Rebecca Riots #protest #socialhistory #Welshhistory

WALES RISING! Up in the hills of Yorkshire and Wales, rebellion stirs. The desperation that led to the Luddite rebellion mybook.to/BreakItDown the Merthyr rising mybook.to/GiveUsThisDay and mybook.to/LetUsPass the Rebecca Riots #protest #socialhistory #Welshhistory

WALES RISING! Up in the hills of Yorkshire and Wales, rebellion stirs. The desperation that led to the Luddite rebellion mybook.to/BreakItDown the Merthyr rising mybook.to/GiveUsThisDay and mybook.to/LetUsPass the Rebecca Riots #protest #socialhistory #Welshhistory

WALES RISING! Up in the hills of Yorkshire and Wales, rebellion stirs. The desperation that led to the Luddite rebellion mybook.to/BreakItDown the Merthyr rising mybook.to/GiveUsThisDay and mybook.to/LetUsPass the Rebecca Riots #protest #socialhistory #Welshhistory

WALES RISING! Up in the hills of Yorkshire and Wales, rebellion stirs. The desperation that led to the Luddite rebellion mybook.to/BreakItDown the Merthyr rising mybook.to/GiveUsThisDay and mybook.to/LetUsPass the Rebecca Riots #protest #socialhistory #Welshhistory

WALES RISING! Up in the hills of Yorkshire and Wales, rebellion stirs. The desperation that led to the Luddite rebellion mybook.to/BreakItDown the Merthyr rising mybook.to/GiveUsThisDay and mybook.to/LetUsPass the Rebecca Riots #protest #socialhistory #Welshhistory

WALES RISING! Up in the hills of Yorkshire and Wales, rebellion stirs. The desperation that led to the Luddite rebellion mybook.to/BreakItDown the Merthyr rising mybook.to/GiveUsThisDay and mybook.to/LetUsPass the Rebecca Riots #protest #socialhistory #Welshhistory

WALES RISING! Up in the hills of Yorkshire and Wales, rebellion stirs. The desperation that led to the Luddite rebellion mybook.to/BreakItDown the Merthyr rising mybook.to/GiveUsThisDay and mybook.to/LetUsPass the Rebecca Riots #protest #socialhistory #Welshhistory

#OTD in 1553, Arthur Bulkeley, Bishop of Bangor, died. A reformer and scholar, he made history as the first bishop of Bangor to live there and he ordered his priests to preach in Welsh...
https://bit.ly/4bTLYcH
#TudorHistory #TudorWales #WelshHistory

HT @rmblaber1956 !

"Early poems about #Merlin portray him as #environmentalist, say scholars

Re-examination of #Welsh poems dating back to 10th century show #Myrddin as prophet concerned by human interactions with #Nature

by Steven Morris
Tue 25 Feb 2025 07.13 EST

"He is probably most often thought of today as a wizard, a shape-shifter or a mentor to the young King Arthur.

"But a detailed re-examination of Myrddin – Merlin – by Welsh scholars suggests he can also be considered an early British environmentalist deeply worried about human interaction with the natural world.

"Over the past three years academics from three Welsh universities have edited and translated more than 100 poems, all in Cymraeg (Welsh), about Merlin dating back as far as the 10th century.

"David Callander, who is based at Cardiff University’s school of Welsh, said some of the conclusions of the Myrddin Poetry Project challenged the modern view of the figure."

Tagging
@sevmunro

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/feb/25/early-poems-about-merlin-portray-him-as-environmentalist-say-scholars
#History #Poetry #WelshHistory #Magic #Nature #Magicians

February's newsletter is here! Grab some FREE books, catch my latest writing update, and discover the almost-forgotten Welsh festival of Gŵyl Fair y Canhwyllau 🕯️

Don't miss out—read it online here: https://morgan-sheppard-author.kit.com/posts/february-s-newsletter

#FreeBooks
#AmWriting
#BookLovers
#IndieAuthor
#WelshHistory

WALES RISING! Up in the hills of Yorkshire and Wales, rebellion stirs. The desperation that led to the Luddite rebellion mybook.to/BreakItDown the Merthyr rising mybook.to/GiveUsThisDay and mybook.to/LetUsPass the Rebecca Riots #protest #socialhistory #Welshhistory

Seeing the Carew Castle and the 11th century Carew Cross on my ride today was a treat. #Wales #Cymru #WelshHistory #History #CelticHistory #Carew #SirBenfro #Pembrokeshire #Beicio #BikeRide #NationalPark

WALES RISING! Up in the hills of Yorkshire and Wales, rebellion stirs. The desperation that led to the Luddite rebellion mybook.to/BreakItDown the Merthyr rising mybook.to/GiveUsThisDay and mybook.to/LetUsPass the Rebecca Riots #protest #socialhistory #Welshhistory

WALES RISING! Up in the hills of Yorkshire and Wales, rebellion stirs. The desperation that led to the Luddite rebellion mybook.to/BreakItDown the Merthyr rising mybook.to/GiveUsThisDay and mybook.to/LetUsPass the Rebecca Riots #protest #socialhistory #Welshhistory

WALES RISING! Up in the hills of Yorkshire and Wales, rebellion stirs. The desperation that led to the Luddite rebellion mybook.to/BreakItDown the Merthyr rising mybook.to/GiveUsThisDay and mybook.to/LetUsPass the Rebecca Riots #protest #socialhistory #Welshhistory

WALES RISING! Up in the hills of Yorkshire and Wales, rebellion stirs. The desperation that led to the Luddite rebellion mybook.to/BreakItDown the Merthyr rising mybook.to/GiveUsThisDay and mybook.to/LetUsPass the Rebecca Riots #protest #socialhistory #Welshhistory

WALES RISING! Up in the hills of Yorkshire and Wales, rebellion stirs. The desperation that led to the Luddite rebellion mybook.to/BreakItDown the Merthyr rising mybook.to/GiveUsThisDay and mybook.to/LetUsPass the Rebecca Riots #protest #socialhistory #Welshhistory

WALES RISING! Up in the hills of Yorkshire and Wales, rebellion stirs. The desperation that led to the Luddite rebellion mybook.to/BreakItDown the Merthyr rising mybook.to/GiveUsThisDay and mybook.to/LetUsPass the Rebecca Riots #protest #socialhistory #Welshhistory

WALES RISING! Up in the hills of Yorkshire and Wales, rebellion stirs. The desperation that led to the Luddite rebellion mybook.to/BreakItDown the Merthyr rising mybook.to/GiveUsThisDay and mybook.to/LetUsPass the Rebecca Riots #protest #socialhistory #Welshhistory

WALES RISING! The desperation that led to the Merthyr rising in 1831 mybook.to/GiveUsThisDay and mybook.to/LetUsPass the Rebecca Riots #protest #socialhistory #Welshhistory

WALES RISING! The desperation that led to the Merthyr rising in 1831 mybook.to/GiveUsThisDay and mybook.to/LetUsPass the Rebecca Riots #protest #socialhistory #Welshhistory

WALES RISING! New release Tomorrow, 19th October - Let Us Pass, the Rebecca riots. Not read 'Give Us This Day' yet? Discover the events that led to the Merthyr rising in 1831. mybook.to/GiveUsThisDay and pre-order the sequel, Let Us Pass, at mybook.to/LetUsPass the Rebecca Riots for only 99p/99c #protest #socialhistory #Welshhistory #newrelease #historicalfiction #historicalsaga

WALES RISING! Coming 19th October - Let Us Pass, the Rebecca riots. Not read 'Give Us This Day' yet? Discover the events that led to the Merthyr rising in 1831. mybook.to/GiveUsThisDay and pre-order Let Us Pass, at mybook.to/LetUsPass for only 99p/99c #protest #socialhistory #Welshhistory #historicalfiction #romanticfiction #books #Wednesdayreads #Wales

WALES RISING! Coming 19th October - Let Us Pass, the Rebecca riots. Not read 'Give Us This Day' yet? Discover the events that led to the Merthyr rising in 1831. mybook.to/GiveUsThisDay and pre-order the sequel, Let Us Pass, at mybook.to/LetUsPass for only 99p/99c #protest #socialhistory #Welshhistory #familysaga

WALES RISING! Coming 19th October - Let Us Pass, the Rebecca riots. Not read 'Give Us This Day' yet? Discover the events that led to the Merthyr rising in 1831 and the Rebecca riots in 1843. mybook.to/GiveUsThisDay and pre-order Let Us Pass at mybook.to/LetUsPass for only 99p #protest #socialhistory #Welshhistory #NEW #historicalfiction #historicalromance #bargain #familysaga

WALES RISING! Coming 19th October - Let Us Pass, the Rebecca riots. Not read 'Give Us This Day' yet? Discover the events that led to the Merthyr rising in 1831. mybook.to/GiveUsThisDay and pre-order Let Us Pass at mybook.to/LetUsPass for only 99p #protest #socialhistory #Welshhistory

Coming soon - Let Us Pass, the Rebecca riots. Not read 'Give Us This Day' yet? Discover the events that led to the Merthyr rising in 1831. mybook.to/GiveUsThisDay #protest #socialhistory #Welshhistory

Coming soon - Let Us Pass, the Rebecca riots. Not read 'Give Us This Day' yet? Discover the events that led to the Merthyr rising in 1831. mybook.to/GiveUsThisDay #protest #socialhistory #Welshhistory

I threw myself off a mountain the other day.

There's a zip line at Tower Colliery in #SouthWales that I went down with my family. It was great fun.

There was also a little display about the #history of the #mining site, further validating my hatred of Margaret Thatcher.

#Wales #Cymru #WelshHistory

https://www.zipworld.co.uk/location/tower

Coming soon - Let Us Pass, the Rebecca riots. Not read Give Us This Day yet? Discover the events that led to the Merthyr rising mybook.to/GiveUsThisDay #protest #socialhistory #Welshhistory

Annual pilgrimage to St David’s / Tyddewi. Despite the masses of people making it fairly chaotic, the visit to cathedral and the bishops palace is definitely well worth the trip. #Wales #Cymru #WestWales #WelshHistory #WelshCulture #Pembrokeshire #Sunset #Wednesday

Coming soon. Let Us Pass, the Rebecca riots, a sequel to Give Us This Day. Not read it yet? mybook.to/GiveUsThisDay - the Merthyr rising. The battle for a living wage, a people's charter, a right of passage. #Wales #historicalfiction #Welshhistory #socialhistory #turnpikes

Yr Hen Bont / The Old Bridge. Built in 1425 to link the Oldcastle to the Newcastle over the River Ogmore. Oldcastle still exists as an area and castle, but bizarrely Newcastle was demolished and the area is now part of Bridgend town centre. #Penybont #Bridgend #RiverOgmore #WelshHistory #MarketTown

Throughout the 18th and 19c. the Williams Wynn family had a strong hold on Denbighshire; from 1796 until Jan 1840, Sir Watkin Williams Wynn held this seat completely unopposed. Find out about Sir Watkin Williams Wynn's parliamentary career in the 1820s: http://ow.ly/iGoz50MPjqw

@histodon #19thCentury #WelshHistory #Denbighshire #ConstituencyTuesday