The last invasion of Britain involved bungled military plans, sozzled soldiers and a legendary Welshwoman wielding a pitchfork.
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The BBC is celebrating 100 years of broadcasting in Wales.
The Newport medieval ship is the most complete section of a 15th-century European vessel discovered to date.
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.
It’s been 200 years since the discovery of one of the oldest human burial sites in western Europe on the Gower peninsula in south Wales.
Britain may have ditched the Roman calendar in 1752 but Cwm Gwaun continues to cling on to its old traditions.
The title was last held by a Welshman in the 1400s.
From Merlin to the country’s red dragon, there are a lot of legends and magic to promote to international tourists.
The original origins of some key characters names might give hints to their fates in Game of Thrones.
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.
Stacks of treasured love letters can tell the intimate stories of war.
Wartime employment gains were merely on loan for women in Wales.
Humphrey Llwyd quite literally put Wales on the map.
Since the 1970s, Wales has been marketed as a footnote to British history.
A historian tells what really inspired the NHS.
St Patrick chose Ireland over the place of his birth – but where was that exactly?
At one point, the Welsh, Cornish, Scottish, Bretons and northern English were all “Kymry” - so what changed?
It’s been 680 years since the last princess of Wales born to reigning monarchs in the country walked the earth.
Principales colaboradores
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Lecturer in Medieval History, Cardiff University
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Emeritus professor of English, University of South Wales
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Professor of Film and Media, Aberystwyth University
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Lecturer in Celtic Studies, Aberystwyth University
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PhD candidate, Swansea University
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Professor of Welsh History, Bangor University
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Emeritus Professor of Welsh, Cardiff University
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Lecturer in Medieval and Welsh History, Bangor University
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Junior Research Fellow, University of Cambridge
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Reader in Early Modern History, Keele University
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Reader in Law, Cardiff University
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Post-Doctoral Research Associate and Project Coordinator, Aberystwyth University
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Professor of Welsh and Celtic Studies, Aberystwyth University
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Lecturer in Finance, Bangor University
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Reader in History, Aberystwyth University
