MABINOGION: INTO THE WILD
“At that time Math son of Mathonwy could not live unless his feet were in the lap of a maiden, except when the turmoil of war prevented...
"Be strong, think, question, live”
It is Saturday the 4th March 2017. I am sat upstairs in Coffee #1 on Wellfield Road in Cardiff. The sun is shining brightly through the...
"You can come to Wales and make it your own and be your own person"
During the nineteenth century Vivian & Sons helped Swansea to become one of the world's largest copper producers. The city flourished...
Battling for Breconshire
When I first visited Brecon as a child it was a bustling market town and the trip was something of a treat - the place was almost exotic...
Making Plans for Nigel
The age old cliche advises us to be careful what we wish for. This may be something that Brexiteers should bare in mind in the future....
Un, dau, tri...
"Welsh is of this soil, of this island, the senior language of the men of Britain; and Welsh is beautiful" - J.R.R. Tolkien I’ve lived...
Griffith Jones (c.1683-1761), Wales’ Greatest Son
If you were ask: “Who is the greatest Welshman?”, you would be given a myriad of answers. We all have our different perspectives, but...
The 1866 Cholera Epidemic in Wales - Part Two: Ystalyfera
The summer of 1866 witnessed another outbreak of Cholera. The weather that year had been dry and the conditions for an outbreak were...
"Llanberis, Wales, England"
Fade in Exterior. An inconspicious side-street in Penarth, Wales. Night. Pulling in from the main road, a 2014 Ford Fiesta parks next to...
"There's no Welsh DNA. It's not genetic."
Comprising much of South Wales, from Cardiff to Swansea and the Valleys, Glamorganshire was one of the thirteen historic counties of...
