Episode 273 – The Welsh Wizard and the People's Game
With a new century comes the true professional game that is at the centre of Wales even today and the first Welsh superstar. Follow us on so...
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Welsh History Podcast tells the story of Wales from the early stone age to present day.
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Roman Britain Episode 13 - Nomen et Fama
In this episodes it is a tale of two versions of the man. First, we will follow the real Caratacus through his war, his defeat, his betrayal...
Episode 272 - Last Man Standing: Gruffydd ap Gwenwynwyn
A special episode where I sit down with Charlie Leah, author of Last Man Standing: Gruffydd ap Gwenwynwyn, Prince of Powys about the life of...
Episode 271 - From the Cottage to the Cabinet
This episode I talk about the remarkable and controversial life of David Lloyd George. Follow us on social media: Instagram, Bluesky: @Welsh...
Episode 270 - The Rise of the Labour Party
The story of the founding of the Labour Party, runs straight through Wales. Not around it. Follow us on social media: Instagram, Bluesky: @W...
Roman Britain Episode 12 - Ferro et Fossa
The Fosse Way is a mighty road from Lincoln to Exeter which acts as a the spine of the Roman campaign a bridge between two legions and we ar...
Episode 269 – There is No Traitor in this House
In this episode we are going to Bethesda. And we are going to tell the story of the Great Strike at the Penrhyn Quarry, which began on the t...
Episode 268 - The Peak and the Pit
At the height of Wale's economic power King Coal ran much of the Welsh valleys. But that success came at a price and we are going to talk ab...
Roman Britain Episode 11 - Instrumenta Servitutis
Claudius may have accepted all the surrenders and made his way back to Rome but there was still a lot of work to do. And it was just the beg...
Episode 267 – The Rise of Reading Rooms
It was at a time when many were considering with concern the role of children in society and protecting them from having to work early in li...
Welsh History Podcast 10th Anniversary
A little belated but it has been 10 years since I started the podcast so I wanted to chat about it. Follow us on social media:Instagram, Blu...
Episode 266 - Advancing the Classroom
From 1890 to 1913 Wales saw a revolution in the classroom. As education into secondary schools were advancing for the first time for middle...
Roman Britain Episode 10 - Ad Terras Ignotas
It has finally arrived, the Romans under Claudius begin the invasion of Britain. Follow us on social media: Instagram, Bluesky: @Welshhistor...
Episode 265 - The Social Gospel Movement in Wales
From the pulpits to the pits ideas about how to protect the poor, support the worker and represent Christian values were changing in a new m...
Episode 264- The Tonypandy Riots and Labour Unrest
In this episode we are heading deep into the Rhondda Valley — into the smoke and the steam, the solidarity and the fury — for one of the mos...
Roman Britain Episode 09 - Verba Rerum Testes
In this episode we focus in on the authors of Roman Britain's history and how they defined our understanding. Follow us on social media: Ins...
Episode 263 – The Worst in the World
Railways crisscrossed across Wales. It was a network designed not for Wales, but through Wales. A network that tied valleys to ports, and po...
Episode 262 - Healing the Valleys, Medicine in Wales
A time before the NHS, before universal care, before the idea that healthcare might be something guaranteed. And yet, in this period, we beg...
Roman Britain Episode 08 - Consilium Imperii
In 41 CE, Rome did something unexpected. It made an emperor out of a man who had spent most of his life being ignored. That man was Claudius...
Episode 261 - 1905, The Season That Made a Nation
By the early twentieth century, rugby was not simply popular in Wales. It was emotional infrastructure. It was civic ritual. And in 1905 a g...