History

Description Captain Dafydd Jones died in Mametz Wood in 1916, but his mother, Margaret Jones, kept all his letters, until her death. This is a uniq...

Description Dafydd ap Gwilym is Wales's most famous poet, who had an extremely rich vocabulary. This book shows how his poetry can be appreciated t...

Description David Lloyd Owen introduces us to the breadth of travellers' tales from a mysterious and absorbing country in a fascinating compendium....

Description ♥ English Book of the Month: February 2021 1904: 21 year-old Ellen has been summoned back from her new life in New Jersey, to the famil...

Description The ancient woods of south-east Wales are treasures of a rich landscape. Describing the geology, history and flora of many individual w...

Description A fascinating bilingual multi-author book which shares the amazing story of the 7 mile petition organised by women from Wales to be sen...

Description A volume published to celebrate Professor Gwynedd O. Pierce's hundreth birthday in 2021.The volume contains 13 Welsh articles and 7 in ...

Description Visual culture has long been a vital component in the creation and dissemination of this prevalent national brand. The Art of Music des...

Description A novel centred on a headstrong working-class girl in 18th-century north Wales. Peggin is a maid to the infamous Ladies of Llangollen, ...

Description A few moments before eight o'clock on the morning of 4th April, 1862, Richard Rowlands, or Dic Rolant as he was called, husband, father...

Description A novel set in a rural community in North Wales in the aftermath of the Second World War. Three siblings, all with hidden motivation, s...

Description Brittle with Relics is a landmark history of the people of Wales during a period of great national change, a vital history of Wales as ...

Description This is the first study of the early years of one of Wales's most important cultural organisations – S4C. Through a detailed study of m...

Description In this volume, Rhys Mwyn chooses a dozen sites of archaeological and/or historical interest in north Wales, being hidden pearls that ...

Description A volume that looks at the past 100 years in the history of Urdd Gobaith Cymru (The Welsh League of Youth) while also looking forward t...

Description This book tells the compelling and revealing story of the women’s movement in modern Wales. A panoramic sweep takes the reader on a jou...

Description From the first student register in 1872 and early x-ray equipment to future foods and space exploration, discover fascinating stories f...

Description A short history of one of Ancient Britain's most enigmatic civilisations. The first in-depth history of the Celts in Britain, from one ...

Description Following recent enhanced interest in place-names, Rhian Parry walks the fields of the Ardudwy area to reveal the secrets behind the na...

Description Before Charles became King, he was Prince of Wales. It was a role he took more seriously than any predecessor of the modern British mon...

Description A book that includes over 60 folk tales and a great deal of information about Welsh folk customs, according to area, including Cantre'r...

Description A unique perspective on the 1984–85 UK Miners' Strike from a husband-and-wife team who reported on it in person at the time. Press phot...

Description Welsh experiences from both sides of the Falklands/Malvinas War. Translated for the first time, Ioan Roberts's vivid oral history recor...

Description A journey from Tywyn to Bardsey through the words and the magical photography of Jean Napier. Details ISBN: 9781845245122 Publication ...

  Description Any national flag carries a high emotional charge and comes with both myth and historical fact attached; but this book is more wide-r...

Description A selection of folklore, myths and ghost stories from Wales. Readers will find it both informative and entertaining. There are stories ...

Description Much less known than the slate industry in Snowdonia are the metal mines. But these, too, greatly contributed to the economy of the are...

Description his second book, Snowdonia Slate 2 - The story with photographs, complements and adds to the descriptions of the first volume. It is wr...

Description Traditionally, the communities along the western coast of Wales thrived on maritime trade and fishing. The produce of the farmland and ...

Description Hilary Durwood's confession takes in his travels in semi-mythical lands, on a semi-mythical mission, in which he is forced to kill some...

Description A fascinating exploration of the history of the country houses of Herefordshire, Shropshire and the Welsh Borders. Details ISBN: 978139...

Description In the dictionary, a 'hero' is described as a very brave person or someone who possesses incredible powers. Heroes are people who accom...

Description A volume that declares that the Welsh national flag is more than just an image and colours on a pole. As the use of the dragon reaches ...

Description Take a journey through five decades in the story of Mudiad Meithrin that provides Welsh-medium Early Years provision and is one of Wale...

Description A substantial collection of brand new and original prayers by Elfed ap Nefydd Roberts, comprising over 400 prayers prepared by the auth...