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...
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...
The 1866 Cholera Epidemic in Wales - Part One: 1832-1866
The 20th of October 1831 was a bleak and dismal day for Britain. It brought from the near continent the harbinger of death, through the...
