Wales has a rich musical heritage, and the next generation is ready to take centre stage.
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Only five witches were executed in Wales, while thousands were sentenced to death in Scotland and England.
Bard Hedd Wyn was killed in action in France in 1917.
The Mari Lwyd and the plygain are two prominent Welsh traditions celebrated over Christmas and the new year.
Bernice Rubens won the 1970 Booker prize for her novel, The Elected Member, and is the only Welsh person to have ever won the prize.
Nos Galan Gaeaf on October 31 in Wales is steeped in folklore and tradition.
These five works of Welsh gothic literature will not only help you explore Wales through the macabre but are likely to give you a good scare too.
The mountain range in south Wales is now officially only known by its native Welsh-language name
The BBC is celebrating 100 years of broadcasting in Wales.
Welsh place names often reflect local legends, fauna and topography. The coining of English names to replace them has sparked an ongoing campaign to protect them.
Britain may have ditched the Roman calendar in 1752 but Cwm Gwaun continues to cling on to its old traditions.
Cwtch, drive and brammer are all commonly thought of as Welsh dialect terms, but they have actually come from all over the world.
From speaking out over domestic abuse in medieval times to telling the realities of war, these female poets present a very different version of Welsh life.
Humphrey Llwyd quite literally put Wales on the map.
Probably the most famous ‘Welsh’ word, ‘cwtch’ is the perfect example of a dialect term.
Since the 1970s, Wales has been marketed as a footnote to British history.
A linguistic equality expert argues the case for protecting the Welsh from prejudice.
Rolling, lyrical Welsh poetry could be just what Wales needs to engage with its own culture.
Wales’s patron saint David was nearly lost to the Welsh.
S4C was a trailblazer, now it’s being held back by politics.
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PhD candidate, Swansea University
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Lecturer in Medieval History, Cardiff University
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Swansea University
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Lecturer in Film and Media, Bangor University
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Professor of Media and Creative Industries, Aberystwyth University
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Reader in Medieval History, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Senior Lecturer, Aberystwyth University
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Reader in English Language, Swansea University
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Lecturer in Medieval and Welsh History, Bangor University
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Professor of Welsh History, Bangor University
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Professor of Film and Media, Aberystwyth University
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Professor of Human Geography, Aberystwyth University
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PhD Candidate, Associate Lecturer, Creative Writing, Aberystwyth University
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Professor in Popular Music Analysis, University of South Wales
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Senior Lecturer in Popular Music, University of South Wales
