History

ISBN: 9781845276829 Publication Date June 2019Publisher: Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, Llanrwst Illustrated by Chris Lliff Format: Paperback, 210x210 mm, 84...

Description The history of Ukrainian town Hughesovka, a mining/steel town founded in the 1870s by Welsh entrepreneur John Hughes and 70 Welsh worke...

Description The establishment of what is now Plaid Cymru is set in the context of the era – the 1920s, a time of considerable change after the dest...

Description This book explores the history of Wales under the Tudor and Stuart monarchs. It tackles subjects such as the Union of Wales and England...

Description Something of hero of early Celtic studies, Lhuyd was a Welsh naturalist, botanist, linguist, antiquary and geographer. From 1697 he mad...

Description Marked by the sometimes scandalous life experiences of its author, Ellen, Countess of Castle Howel (1794) is an insightful, often humor...

 Description Enchanted Wales is an invitation to voyage through the key stories of Welsh mythic literature, exploring not just their medieval texts...

Description  Entertaining Mid Wales & Beyond contains 120,000 words telling the story of the many and varied entertainers to emerge from or wor...

ISBN: 9781845275594 (1845275594)Publication Date April 2016Publisher: Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, LlanrwstFormat: Paperback, 150x155 mm, 128 pagesLanguage...

Description Before 1990 no-one knew that over a thousand Welsh legal documents were filed at the Welsh National Library. These probate documents co...

A publication by Emyr Davies, Llysmwyn, containing portraits of local characters from the Banw Valley and poetry written in their honour.  

Description Insightful, first-hand accounts of refugees fleeing to Wales to escape Nazism in the 1930s and 40s. A popular topic, this book appeals ...

 Description In The Folklore of Wales: Ghosts, renowned folklorists Delyth Badder and Mark Norman present an intriguing and comprehensive selection...

Description Mathematics is an integral component of Welsh culture. In this book, the history of twelve mathematicians born in Wales or who worked i...

Description Wales is a land of castles. The best known are those built in the 13th century under King Edward I to defeat the native princes, but th...

Description A study of the thirty-five libraries built by Andrew Carnegie in Wales as an illustration of his world-wide commitment to the public li...

Description At the opening of Llanfyllin’s first secondary school in 1900, the local rector defended education against those who opposed its spread...

Description The hitherto untold story of a civilian tented hospital, raised by public subscription in Wales. It travelled to South Africa in 1900 a...

ISBN: 9781850492535 Publication Date August 2017Publisher: Gwasg Bryntirion Press, Bridgend Format: Paperback, 229x152 mm, 112 pages Language:Welsh...

ISBN: 9781859948736 Publication Date June 2019Publisher: Cyhoeddiadau'r Gair, Bangor Format: Paperback, 302 pages Language: Welsh A collection of b...

Description This book examines masculinity and femininity in Wales across modern Welsh history. Contributors question what it meant to be a man and...